Example sentences of "and a period [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Two-year full-time course open to holders of a three-year degree in architecture with a good portfolio and a period of practical training .
2 In recent years a bypass was built , considerably lessening the load of traffic which passed through the village , and a period of comparative peace was enjoyed .
3 The Ultramar acquisition , a stronger US dollar and a period of heavy development expenditure , led to our gearing increasing substantially .
4 Elvis Baxter , the right-half with the rock ‘ n ’ roll style was on his way to Perth and a period of basic training with Scotland 's most physically demanding regiment The Black Watch .
5 Existing political parties were banned , and a period of military rule followed .
6 Then followed the crash of 1987 and a period of lacklustre performance .
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