Example sentences of "[verb] long period [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His clothes became increasingly impoverished , his frame thinner ; a hunted look appeared in his eyes , and on his last visits , he would spend long periods staring into space , oblivious of his lordship 's presence or , sometimes , even of having been addressed . |
| 2 | Many such wagons spent long periods hidden away in marshalling yards or being used as storage containers on customers ' premises , practices which the business-led Railfreight sector was understandably keen to eradicate . |
| 3 | The youth team , all drawn from non-rugby playing schools , improved greatly after half-time and spent long periods pressing on the schools ' line . |
| 4 | Inevitably I spent long periods sitting in the staff room waiting for staff to find time for an interview . |
| 5 | In the years prior to the Second World War , a small group of pioneers had spent long periods exploring the Libyan desert in vehicles . |
| 6 | When dogs have spent long periods living outside , they do n't know indoors from outdoors , and must be taught the difference . |
| 7 | On warm days in the summer the alligators have access to a separate grassed enclosure where they spend long periods basking directly in the sun . |
| 8 | When you spend long periods studying the board the latter point becomes quite important . |
| 9 | During that time , some spend long periods doing nothing or just watching television . |