Example sentences of "was a [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is probable that this was a transitional period , in which cavalry techniques and the use of stirrups were being developed , while the earlier form of the armed group and shield wall was still extensively used . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , it was a worrying period , and for the first time in his life he occasionally resorted to taking one of my sleeping-tablets . |
| 3 | The experience was a defining period in her life , one which ‘ really gave me a lotta confidence , and helped me come to terms with my womanhood ’ . |
| 4 | It was a key period , when the classical was moving towards the romantic . |
| 5 | For those like Mrs Whitehouse , who believed in the importance of moral absolutes and moral certainty , this was a crucial period . |
| 6 | For the ninth century was a crucial period in the ecclesiastical history of western Europe . |
| 7 | This was a phenomenal period of renewal , embarked upon by the Conservatives and maintained with vigour by Labour . |
| 8 | But there was a flat period just after lunch when there seemed nothing to do but wait for the special meeting at half past three . |
| 9 | This is in a twelve hour so for a daily flow we 've This was a surveying period about twenty percent for to these for a full day . |
| 10 | In parish churches , however , there was a long period of stagnation , although there were improvements in standards and taste , and until the time of Vatican II there had been few developments in the Liturgy and its music . |
| 11 | This was a dark period in our history . |
| 12 | they were and they were all hits and it was a great period . |
| 13 | Which rather proves a point that in fact it was a low period , and therefore if you take a low period historically , which is er includes a a boom in inverted commas , within that , then overall you 're going to end up with a very low figure er in total . |
| 14 | There was a further period of tussles for power until the ageing grandson of Bruce and son of Walter and Marjory at last reached the throne in his own right as Robert II , and gave to the royal house the name which would remain as Stewart until Mary , Queen of Scots , altered its spelling to Stuart . |
| 15 | There would have been less practical difficulty about saying that trade ceased when business ceased actively to be carried on , because there was a further period of a year during which a petition could be presented . |
| 16 | It was a difficult period warped by misquotes and media caricature . |
| 17 | It was a difficult period for a few years until the market caught up with us . ’ |
| 18 | The union representing the performers were militantly opposed to British dancers taking work from them and there was a lean period for the sixteen Girls left . |
| 19 | Faced with that dilemma the plaintiffs chose to endeavour to run the business to an early sale and that is what they did my Lord and er the premises were put back on the market er in the early part of nineteen eighty six and er it is pleaded that er in in paragraph six statement of claim , that in May er a buyer came forward but that sale did not go ahead er because there were unreasonable delays on the part of the purchaser erm and er the deal fell through but then again in July er after the business had ceased trading , another buyer was found and then there was a lengthy period of negotiations at the conclusion of which the sale price was reduced because at that stage the plaintiff 's landlord was going to increase the rent er and the plaintiffs were at that stage under threat of forfeiture and eventually contracts were exchanged on the sixth of November nineteen eighty six the sale price being eighty one thousand five hundred and er completion was on the fifth of December nineteen eighty six . |
| 20 | There was a blank period of no-memory , like a black dreamless sleep , followed by a slow awakening to events too horrific to contemplate . |
| 21 | By any standards it was a sensitive period and about the worst moment that anyone could have chosen to circulate proposals of this kind . |
| 22 | This could leave you a little room to argue , should the need ever arise , that reasonable notice in your case was a longer period , such as six or 12 months . |
| 23 | This could leave you a little room to argue , should the need ever arise , that reasonable notice in your case was a longer period , such as six or 12 months . |
| 24 | Luke , even though his order of material is basically the same as Mark , tries to give the impression that it was a longer period of time ( see Luke 19:47 ; 20:1 ; 21:38 ; 22:1 , 7 ) . |
| 25 | There was a longer period of comparative calm in the townships of the East Rand during the second half of December than at any time in the previous five months , although during the first half of the month deaths had averaged 20 per day . |
| 26 | ‘ Boy labour ’ in all spheres was a transient period of employment , and even in the more essential areas of work boys would lose their jobs — whether as ‘ nippers ’ or ‘ handy lads ’ in factories , or as van boys and messenger boys — when they reached early maturity and lost their enthusiasm for boyish wages . |
| 27 | In the late 16th century there was a short period when , rather than the usual 13 ribs , lutes suddenly sprouted anything up to 37 and made of very narrow strips of yew . |
| 28 | Following the overthrow of the Achaemenid dynasty by Alexander of Macedon in 331 BC there was a confused period in the history of Zoroastrianism until its revival as the state religion under the Sassanian dynasty ( AD 226–651 ) . |
| 29 | And even after that high point of drama and inspiration had passed , and the French had launched their successful attack on the Castalians , Protestantism survived in pockets throughout the kingdom ; it was a fallow period , but that in itself would prepare the ground for more spectacular growth . |
| 30 | Mrs Whitehouse , at what was a troubled period in her personal life , joined the Wolverhampton Oxford Group in 1935 . |