Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] a particular period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless we are always faced with a contradiction between rates of deposition and the known thickness of rock for a particular period of geological time . |
| 2 | It may be necessary to negotiate with several different agencies , to put together a combination of services to sustain an elderly person at home for a particular period of time . |
| 3 | Was it , in other words , to adopt a tactic which , however successful in securing the advance of a particular sector at a particular period , would tend to work against that realisation ? |
| 4 | takes place during a particular period and in a particular environment . |
| 5 | It follows that behind every statement we make about the historical Jesus there has to be a tacit qualification : ‘ We are told this by such-and-such an evangelist , writing in a particular literary mode , far a particular audience , in a particular place at a particular period of history . ’ |
| 6 | Hence it was outside the scope of s 6 of the Act , which applied only where interest was due in respect of a particular period . |
| 7 | Why it was thought appropriate to leave the important matter of imposing tax on building societies to secondary rather than primary legislation in this way remains a mystery ; but , whatever the explanation , the experiment was a total disaster and resulted in the Revenue producing some regulations in respect of a particular period of assessment which were so hopelessly flawed that the House of Lords found itself compelled to declare them void as being ultra vires . |
| 8 | For our purposes , the distinction could be that a diary is written at the time of the event , memoirs are a writer 's recollections of a particular period ( perhaps aided by diaries ) in which he was not necessarily the central character , while an autobiography is an attempt to give a systematic and chronological record of the author 's life , with himself at the centre of the story . |
| 9 | By studying evidence for transport , coinage , agriculture and the trade of objects , a great deal can be assessed about the economy in a particular period . |
| 10 | In ( c ) this ‘ basic condition ’ can be variably referred to the nature of a whole epoch , of a particular society at a particular period , or of a particular group within that society at that period . |
| 11 | The eccentricities of Dr Maturin are endured with fortitude by his landlady ; her opinions are indicated , in a direct account of his situation at a particular period in his life , with perfect naturalness : |
| 12 | ‘ Stand ’ is proved by the observations of the officer concerned and although it is not necessary to prove the vehicle had been in the offending position for a particular period of time the court may find it helpful if the officer could give evidence , ‘ The vehicle was parked on Bradford Road from 20.00 hours to 21.00 hours etc . ’ |
| 13 | Ashton in Façade and MacMillan in Elite Syncopations describe how dancing is such fun when influenced by ‘ show biz ’ fashions of a particular period by particular kinds of people . |
| 14 | But this was an empirical observation which concerned the economic circumstances of a particular country at a particular period of time : it had nothing whatever to do with his general theory of employment . |
| 15 | They tend to avoid US-style controls for damping sudden speculative movements by closing down a market for a particular period . |
| 16 | Do you often experience a surge of interest in a particular period of history after turning up a find that appears to connect with those years ? |
| 17 | Er and erm it 's difficult for people to maintain er not only as I say , but in their lifestyle over a particular period of time , so you could be more likely to get at the truth by this method , than by sending out questionnaires . |