Example sentences of "[v-ing] over a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rationale , however , for that is clear : while insurers are willing to concede that accidents will happen , events developing over a long period of time because of a lack of concern for the potential hazards should not be allowed to . |
| 2 | A bank of phones , paperwork cascading over a long table , two computers programmed to look for patterns , similarities , oddities . |
| 3 | One moment they seemed to be flying through and over mountains and the next they were skimming over a long , fertile valley , turning to come in with the wind and losing height steadily . |
| 4 | There were beds available for those with particular problems , such as those who had been injecting over a long period . |
| 5 | It is believed the money allegedly went missing over a long period , dating back to last season 's Cup Final . |
| 6 | Stretching over a long period , a number of important rulers began to seek to secure much greater power over their dominions as the means to extend their power abroad — particularly in what was to become known as France , but also in England , Sweden , Spain and , somewhat later , Brandenburg-Prussia . |