Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] a period in " in BNC.
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| 1 | This episode followed a period in which the Thatcher government had shown reluctance to maintain such meagre defences as the Falkland islanders possessed . |
| 2 | During the course of 1990 Prime Minister Michael Manley spent a period in hospital recovering from pneumonia and later again underwent surgery , leaving Percival Patterson as acting Prime Minister for several months and raising speculation about Manley 's eventual retirement should his health deteriorate further . |
| 3 | If finance allowed , the creation of a college bursary for a church musician to spend a period in residence would bestow great enrichment upon both the community and upon the individual . |
| 4 | The teenage years cover a period in which young women and men mature physically , intellectually and emotionally . |
| 5 | Mark Weedon had a period in general management consultancy with McKinsey and experience in a major international company before coming to Egon Zehnder . |
| 6 | His training included a period in Malts and Hops with and , before transferring to managerial appointments in Distribution and Corporate Planning . |
| 7 | Although the operation was deferred until July , Eliot spent a period in hospital on account of an attack of his chest complaint , which may have owed its onset on this occasion to the emotional blow that he had received . |