Example sentences of "[noun] to a [adj] period [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To emphasise his authority the unforgiving Rangers boss exposed Roberts to a humiliating period as a reserve team substitute . |
| 2 | But if we turn to consider the [ … ] supply price with reference to a long period of time , we shall find that it is governed by a different set of causes , and with different results . |
| 3 | It is owing to the fact that Christianity is a historical religion , having a necessary reference to a past period of human history , that such a discussion needs to proceed . |
| 4 | It seems very doubtful whether the required amount of water ever falls in present conditions and many authorities have attributed such erosion to a wetter period during the Pleistocene . |
| 5 | Second Division leaders Rovers roared into action on the resumption , subjecting the Saints defence to a 10-minute period of intense pressure on their try line , but to no avail . |
| 6 | Why on earth they should subject the whole world to an experimental period for some of the laws is beyond me . |
| 7 | It was the end to a protracted period of trauma and uncertainty for the management and employees of the company , which had begun at the beginning of the year when the rumours that Gardner Merchant was for sale had begun to circulate . |
| 8 | His argument was that Tacitus had chosen the wrong period and provided bad examples for princes , whereas Polybius introduced the modern politicians to a noble period of ancient history . |