Example sentences of "spread [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The picture was not seen as ‘ a moment of time ’ but the wings were assumed to be spread for a long period ( Goldsmith , 1984 , pp.2–3 ) . |
| 2 | The religious divisions also hardened to a considerable extent into national ones ; Catholicism not only held firm in southern Europe but extended itself northward , Lutheranism failed to root itself outside the Teutonic lands , while Calvinism spread in a long thin arc from Scotland , through France and the Netherlands to Poland and Hungary . |
| 3 | Christmas puddings , jars of mincemeat , bunches of holly , fruit , nuts , table-mats , serviette-rings and dozens of other useful little articles they had made carefully and patiently were spread over a long trestle table in the hall . |
| 4 | It points out , however , that decommissioning costs are spread over a long period , while those of reprocessing spent fuel are more immediate . |
| 5 | But obviously a place not already converted would cost less initially , and the price of rebuilding would be spread over a longer period . |
| 6 | It faced substantial protests , however , from water suppliers , notably in the UK ( see pp. 36903 ; 37159 ) and in West Germany , who objected that the massive costs involved would need to be spread over a longer period . |