Example sentences of "[noun] with a period [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many aspects of our environment show a rhythm with a period of 24 hours as a result of this solar day . |
| 2 | Alpha , of course , is the nearest of all the bright stars , at a mere 4.3 light-years ; it is a fine binary with a period of 80 years , but the components are too close to be split with binoculars . |
| 3 | R Aræ , in the same × 7 field with Zeta and Eta , is an Algol-type eclipsing binary with a period of 4.4 days . |
| 4 | According to calculations by Edmund Booth , an earthquake specialist with Ove Arup and Partners , a large firm of consulting engineers based in London , the soft clay under Mexico City ‘ tuned ’ the period of the quake 's ground motion to something near a pure sine wave with a period of 2 seconds . |
| 5 | In the same × 7 field is R Leporis , of spectral type N , a Mira variable with a period of 432 days . |
| 6 | The weather had been typical for August with a period of heavy rain and the men returning to work found that a land slip had occurred . |
| 7 | The brightest is RR , a Mira-type star with a period of 279 days . |