Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [art] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well then while I was serving as a detective , you can just imagine I made plenty of arrests , and I got along reasonably well with most people , but there was one man I hated yes I hated him , I , I 'd only been a detective I should think for a period of about , oh five or six months , and a man , he called on the Reverend who was the , the vicar of St. Mary where |
| 2 | The proposal was that His Majesty would invite certain individuals as individuals to take upon their shoulders the burden of carrying on the Government and Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Samuel ( sic ) had stated that they were prepared to act accordingly … the Administration would not exist for a period longer than was necessary to dispose of the emergency , and when that purpose was achieved the political parties would resume their respective positions . |
| 3 | She is thinking of her new novel ( ‘ Letting it germinate for a period ’ ) and seems very busy and hungry . |
| 4 | I like doing jobs where I can get down and concentrate for a period |
| 5 | Wood cutting boards will survive for a period but tend to crack after about a year of continuous washing . |
| 6 | Time is the final significant factor since karren developed under a relatively humid climate may survive for a period after a change to a more arid climatic regime . |
| 7 | In fact , recent research suggests that average grain consumption per head in the village did not fall during the period : a vast amount of unused land was brought into cultivation and yields slowly rose . |
| 8 | The time that the candidate has been registered as a supervised postgraduate student will normally count towards the period of study prescribed for the degree . |
| 9 | Periods of absence in respect of ( i ) do not count against the period of entitlement for ( ii ) . |
| 10 | This yield will fall in a period of inflation because a progressively larger amount of money will be needed to pay for the same quantity of goods and services . |
| 11 | The book will concentrate on the period since the mid 1960s during which foreign stars have become a fixture in every county and many league teams . |
| 12 | This should ideally consist of a period in each of the different sections of a local authority legal department . |
| 13 | They may therefore benefit from a period in a convalescent home if this can be arranged . |
| 14 | But plunging enthusiastically into a too strenuous programme is often an extremely painful answer that may result in a period of enforced rest ! |
| 15 | 3.5 With effect from the Possession Date or ( if later ) the date on which the Tenant has obtained all Tenant 's Approvals the Tenant shall have licence and authority to enter upon the Premises for the purpose of carrying out the Tenant 's Works in accordance with clause 3.7 but for no other purpose The problem is that the words " but for no other purpose " could result in a period of non-user from the date of completion of the tenant 's works and the date of the completion of the lease ( see clause 1.15.2 ) and the clause should be amended as follows : |
| 16 | Leeds City Council does not expect within its plan period nor does it expect within the period of the North Yorkshire alterations , commuting will disappear . |
| 17 | The activities Kim was told to engage in were pre-selected by her mother from a range of things that Kim could do over a period of 10 minutes or so . |
| 18 | This could refer to the period just after July 843 , when the division was finalised , or , more probably , to a slightly earlier date , during the negotiations . |
| 19 | There were strong regional differences ( with the south being the least tolerant region ) after individual social and economic characteristics had been taken into account , however , and those regional differences did not decline over the period . |
| 20 | Not only does this not provide for a period of professional consolidation , but the students additionally have concern for their continuing employment . |
| 21 | Each integrated session must begin with a period of preparation lasting approximately 45–60 minutes . |
| 22 | Whichever heading is appropriate it is necessary to appreciate the significance of events which may occur beyond the period of normal measurement during the duration of a research programme . |
| 23 | But it adds : ‘ We would not wish to underestimate the difficulties that individuals may face during the period of transition … . ’ |
| 24 | We will move through a period now that we call death , but we will not die in the sense of annihilation . |
| 25 | Some will remain lone parents , some may have one or more cohabitees over a period of years ; many will remarry after a period of cohabitation and become a step-family . |
| 26 | Such bushes tend to wear out and detach after a period of use . |
| 27 | However , the return to partial Labour rule did not usher in a period of optimistic progress towards a settlement . |
| 28 | Though their decline is inevitable , and must usher in a period of unrest for the community , the maintenance of their own power adds of course directly to the utility of the governing elite and is a necessary condition for the order and stability of the community . |
| 29 | This new era will usher in a period of restructuring and reconciliation when South Africans ' international relationships can be based on mutual advantage and not on conditions of slave labour , bred of racism . |
| 30 | Now they want from us a prediction of the fee expenditure that they will incur on a period by period basis , and we 're not sure how we can provide that . |