Example sentences of "[verb] long periods [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They can survive long periods of drought encased in mud , until the next rainy season . |
| 2 | Michael Herrtage , chief officer at Cambridge University Veterinary Hospital , said dogs could survive long periods without food if they had water . |
| 3 | It extends in places up to a metre or so above the level of the reef flat due to the fact that Porolithon can survive in the splash and spray zone and does not need long periods of immersion . |
| 4 | In autumn , just as the leaves change colour , Austria has long periods of fine settled weather , with long sunny days and mild temperatures . |
| 5 | And unlike temporary social groups , the work group has long periods during which members can check the authenticity of the power bases . |
| 6 | I am coming more and more to the view that the evolution of life , like the evolution of continents and of the stratigraphical column in general , has been a very episodic affair , with short " happenings " interrupting long periods of nothing much in particular . |
| 7 | Moreover , it was those that were most likely to suffer long periods of unemployment and non-employment and for whom early retirement was a realistic option , i.e. those aged 60–64 , who were most likely to say that it would be very effective in dealing with unemployment : 46 per cent , compared with 34 per cent of the 55–59 age-group and 30 per cent of those under 30 . |
| 8 | It also needs long periods of ecological stability during which evolutionary epochs can bring about the necessary organic synthesis . |
| 9 | By 1907 rheumatoid arthritis had almost crippled her and she suffered long periods of inactivity , but refused either to move to the comfort of Duke Town or to return to Britain . |
| 10 | I think that only by maximising long periods of REM , or dream sleep , will we be able to summon up this demon of yours . |
| 11 | Without ACET 's practical support at home they could spend long periods of time in hospital unnecessarily . |
| 12 | If you have a deep relationship with a person you can spend long periods of silence , being together and not be embarrassed , not be wondering what shall I say now ? |
| 13 | Feeding on an abundant sedentary prey ( several years ' supply may be found within 1 m , ) , there is little stimulus for great activity and dog-whelks may spend long periods in much the same place . |
| 14 | During the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries the Dalmatian cities changed hands many times , but despite these upheavals they enjoyed long periods of prosperity and their commerce and their arts flourished . |
| 15 | ‘ We enjoyed long periods of possession , but if you ca n't put the ball in the net that does n't count , ’ he added . |
| 16 | Despite all this external activity he spent long periods of time in his diocese , active in every facet of ecclesiastical administration , as is revealed by his register , the first to survive for the diocese of Winchester . |
| 17 | During the period of his studies , he was laid low by tuberculosis , and spent long periods in the sanatorium undergoing treatment . |
| 18 | After this he spent long periods in Madeira until his death in 1907 . |
| 19 | He trained as a painter in Vienna , spent long periods in Russia and France and became one of Hungary 's leading Romantic painters and illustrators . |
| 20 | A greater number than would be expected have spent long periods in plaster casts because of bone injuries , or for correction of congenital malformations . |
| 21 | As the vast majority of patients are elderly and have spent long periods in hospital , it is unrealistic to expect them to live independently or improve dramatically on discharge . |
| 22 | Mrs Burnett seems to have taken marital and maternal duties lightly , and though she did not formally end the marriage until 1898 , from early days she made a practice of absenting herself from her family , often for months on end , travelling in North America and Europe , and spending long periods in England , where she moved in high society and had many literary friends , Henry James and Israel Zangwill [ qq.v. ] among them . |
| 23 | Since the overthrow of the country 's first President , Kwame Nkrumah , in a coup in February 1966 , Ghana has experienced long periods of military rule interspersed with short-lived civilian governments . |
| 24 | Since the overthrow of the country 's first President , Kwame Nkrumah , in a coup in February 1966 , Ghana has experienced long periods of military rule interspersed with short-lived civilian governments . |
| 25 | Gedge remembers long periods of silence each time Charman visited and begged to rejoin the group . |
| 26 | Do you do you remember ever ever having long periods of illness yourself ? |
| 27 | Spiders can go long periods between meals but can not do without moisture — becoming dehydrated very quickly . |
| 28 | Both Margaret Thatcher and James Callaghan , for instance , had worked their way up through the structure of party ; they had spent a lifetime in politics and had served long periods of apprenticeship , first as backbenchers and then as junior ministers , ministers and shadow cabinet members . |
| 29 | But Andy Barnes warns that while the insurers argue , innocent relatives are suffering financial hardship … some have had to move , other have taken long periods off work . |
| 30 | It was early in the season yet , and he probably had long periods of inactivity to fill up between visitors ; but he was not going to be left at leisure for long this time , for in the gravelled car park outside the enclosure a large bus was just disgorging a load of loud and active schoolboys , shepherded by a frantic youth hardly older than the eldest of his charges . |