Example sentences of "the [noun] for a period of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marshall ( 1974 ) , for instance , insists on the necessity for a period of " scrambling " ( others call it " gestation " ) between the experience or stimulus and the writing . |
| 2 | In Technograph Printed Circuits Ltd v Chalwyn Ltd [ 1967 ] RPC 339 a restrictive covenant prevented the employee for a period of two years after the end of his employment from being associated with any company in the UK concerned with manufacture of " printed electrical circuits " . |
| 3 | Eight mother-infant dyads are participating in the study for a period of two years , starting when the infants are six months old . |
| 4 | David Stirling felt that this was a waste of time and resources and that it should be possible for a large group to maintain itself in the desert for a period of several weeks . |
| 5 | I do reinforce the need for a period of recuperation . |
| 6 | He was opposed on this point by the German naturalist Moritz Wagner , whose book The Darwinian Theory and the Law of the Migration of Organisms of 1868 insisted on the need for a period of geographical isolation . |
| 7 | Cow 's milk is eliminated from the diet for a period of time , after which a challenge test is carried out . |
| 8 | If an application for the discharge of a care order , or the substitution of a supervision order for a care order is unsuccessful no further application may be made without the leave of the court for a period of six months ( s91(15) ( a ) ( d ) ) . |
| 9 | If an application for discharge of a supervision order is unsuccessful no further application may be made without the leave of the court for a period of six months ( s91(15) ) . |
| 10 | Briefly , dialysis tubing of 6 mm diameter was filled with 2 ml of either of the two test solutions and left in the rectum for a period of one hour . |
| 11 | The court did , however , renew the validity of the writ for a period of four months , notwithstanding the expiry both of the writ and the limitation period , to allow alternative means of service to be used . |
| 12 | 1973 when he became chairman of the corporation for a period of three years . |
| 13 | Let us suspend the tolls for a period of say , 14 days , so that we can all see if they are right . |
| 14 | The intention is to fund the Centre for a period of eight years , subject to a detailed review in the fourth year . |
| 15 | If an allotted day is one to which a Motion for the adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 20 ( Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration ) stands over from an earlier day , paragraph ( 1 ) of Standing Order No. 14 ( Exempted business ) shall apply to the proceedings on the Bill for a period of time equal to the duration of the proceedings on that Motion . |
| 16 | In English Hop Growers Ltd v Dering [ 1928 ] 2 KB 174 the Court of Appeal had to consider an agreement under which the defendant contracted to sell his crop to the plaintiffs for a period of five years . |
| 17 | The hotelier is required to keep a record of this information which is open to inspection by the police for a period of up to twelve months . |
| 18 | Students may apply in accordance with rules approved by the Senate for a period of leave of absence from their courses of study or research . |
| 19 | They are then reactivated and , still as L3 , are passed in the milk of the bitch for a period of about three weeks after whelping . |
| 20 | The Government retains a golden ( or " master " ) share in the newly-floated company which confers rights restricting other shareholders or potential shareholders from acquiring controlling stakes in the company for a period of years or indefinitely . |
| 21 | This share confers rights restricting other shareholders or potential shareholders from acquiring controlling stakes in the company for a period of years or indefinitely . |
| 22 | My Lords , may I ask my Noble Friend if it would n't be better really to lease the land for a period of time , perhaps long enough for the anguish felt about the cost of the library as it currently stands and when perhaps more optimistic views could be entertained , because the piece of land it 's on is not going to be recoverable once it 's sold . |
| 23 | On 6 December 1988 he entered into a tenancy agreement with Miss Robinson under which she was entitled to occupy the premises for a period of six months . |
| 24 | In respect of garage M the appellants agreed to sell and the respondents agreed to buy from the appellants for a period of four years and five months their total requirements of petrol for resale . |
| 25 | It is , however , contemplated , and is the case , that most instruments must be laid before the House for a period of 40 days , offering adequate opportunity for scrutiny . |
| 26 | Journalists may be barred from the House for a period of time . |
| 27 | ‘ To meet the case where an owner-occupier puts his house up for sale and moves into a new house but can not at once find a buyer for his old house , the 1965 Finance Act provides for exemption or relief from capital gains tax even though the owner did not actually live in the house for a period of up to 12 months immediately preceding the date of sale . |
| 28 | You may have to adjust the truss rod and shave or sand the bottom of the saddle slightly to achieve a reasonable action , especially if the guitar has been left in the heat for a period of time . |
| 29 | The Insurance Company Nationale Nederlanden , which owns the newly completed office block , is sponsoring the undertaking for a period of five years . |