Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [prep] a [adj -er] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , if it were possible to keep careful watch over a longer period , you would discover two interesting things . |
| 2 | After the initial four weeks , patients treated with prednisolone were withdrawn from this drug over a further period of 6.5 ( 2.4 ) weeks . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Moreover , since the use of thrombolytic agents and aspirin in patients with myocardial infarction improves short and long term survival we would expect to have to give any additional treatment for a longer period to a larger number of patients to show a further reduction in mortality . |
| 5 | Supporting evidence for a wetter period is archaeological and consists of evidence of human occupation , especially near the edges of the plateau , of Palaeolithic and ‘ Neolithic ’ type . |
| 6 | Light : Needs very good light over a longer period than is used for other water plants Water temperature : 68°–78°F . |
| 7 | A particularly elegant binding of a later period is that designed by Jessie M. King on a copy of The High History of the Holy Graal Translated from the French by Sebastian Evans ; with Decorative Drawings by Jessie M. King ( London , 1903 ) . |
| 8 | A timetable for an orderly sale with a longer period for developing relationships with purchasers than may be necessary in a rushed sale is included in Section 1102.5 . |
| 9 | Pre-emptive local anaesthetic field block for inguinal herniorrhaphy resulted in reduced pain scores and a delay in requests for analgesia during the six hours studied by Ejlersen et al , but similar work detected no pre-emptive effect over a longer period . |
| 10 | Spruce needles certainly take longer to decay than some other leaves , releasing humic acid over a longer period but at a slower rate , but being a long standing constituent of the northern latitudes coniferous belt , spruce ( Picea ) is quite compatible with lakes well stocked with fish . |
| 11 | The teacher 's relation with a child is much more intense and long-lasting than for a teacher of a normal child , since they will be together in close contact during a longer period of growth . |
| 12 | Light : Requires plenty of bright light over a longer period than is required by most other plants . |
| 13 | Light : Requires bright light over a longer period than is required for most aquarium plants . |
| 14 | The results are uneven and one wonders what the result would have been if Mr Smith had examined all the companies covered by the original report for a longer period . |