He lives in Germany for long periods of time.
Would you understand the sentence as he lives in Germany off and on during long periods of time?
Would you understand the sentence as he lives in Germany off and on during long periods of time? No. I would say this.
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Would you understand the sentence as he lives in Germany off and on during long periods of time? No.
I would say this.
Sometime he lives in Germany. When he lives there, it is always for a long period of time.
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