Example sentences of "to [be] a period [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Additionally , you will probably have some decorating expenses and there is bound to be a period of overlap when you will be paying two lots of telephone rental , extra electricity bills and so on . |
| 2 | In this respect , as in others , the 1290s were to be a period of crisis and change which was to make an impact on Anglo-French relations . |
| 3 | I think we have to accept there 's going to be a period of transition . |
| 4 | There is to be a period of consultation lasting until the middle of June 1991 when individuals and organisations can put forward their views . |
| 5 | This input of detail , with the emphasis on the need for guidance and care made the transition appear to be a period of effort , anxiety , and danger ; and such a representation was convenient at a time when social scientists , and others , were ‘ discovering ’ adolescence as a stage of life characterized by ‘ storm and stress ’ . |