Example sentences of "be [art] [adj] period [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | For instance , a year may be a reasonable period for a washing machine , but five years , or even ten , may be expected for building works . |
| 2 | The first 20 minutes will be a crucial period for a derby that will have a strong bearing on promotion and relegation issues . |
| 3 | This is the start of the heavy banqueting season , leading up to Christmas , which should be a busy period for a lot of hotel restaurants . |
| 4 | There would have been less practical difficulty about saying that trade ceased when business ceased actively to be carried on , because there was a further period of a year during which a petition could be presented . |
| 5 | It was a difficult period for a few years until the market caught up with us . ’ |