Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [prep] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the piece is set in the ‘ Roaring ‘ 20's ’ , Cy Coleman 's music rarely goes into period style , but instead exploits a cod-operatic vein , going from Puccini to Piaf , with winks and nods in all directions , and superbly served by Madeline Kahn , who has the voice of a sarcastic diva and a vocal presence so strong that I felt I could see her . |
| 2 | Special effects ( sounds of waves lapping against the side of the ship and seagull cries ) were played over the public address system , milling around the aircraft were groundcrew all dressed in period Navy uniforms , and then the order to start engines was given . |
| 3 | interest and pension premiums only paid during period of loan |
| 4 | Last time I went to the hairdresser 's I was so crippled with period pains I drank three instant g & t's on the bus . |
| 5 | Against a backdrop symbolising the theme of the Great Pig Roast , Project manager Dave Finch , suitably attired in period dress , prepares to cut the celebratory cake . |
| 6 | The panelled dining room and lounge ( with TV ) are sun-lit in the morning ( in cooler weather the dining room glows with a log fire ) , and the four comfortable spacious bedrooms are light and airy and attractively furnished in period furniture and antiques . |
| 7 | In this sense prices in period t are sticky : they are set one period in advance and are then unresponsive to the level of demand which actually occurs in period t . |
| 8 | Within the building , which faces inwards to a quadrangle , there is the magnificent Playfair Library Hall on the south side and , in rooms recently redecorated in period style , the Talbot Rice Gallery on the west . |
| 9 | The bedrooms are all beautifully appointed in period style . |