Example sentences of "[prep] such a [adj] period [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | No one could believe this had happened to us at Lyneham especially after such a long period of accident-free flying |
2 | I do n't believe she will ever go through such a dramatic period of life again . ’ |
3 | The absence of a member of staff for such a long period of time has , expectedly , resulted in some ‘ slippage ’ in the area of curriculum development . |
4 | That relics of them should have survived for such a vast period of time seemed even more difficult to believe . |
5 | The then Prime Minister also emphasized the political awakening to the environment in statements such as : ‘ it is possible that with all these enormous changes ( population , agricultural , use of fossil fuels ) concentrated into such a short period of time , we have unwittingly begun a massive experiment with the system of this planet itself ’ ( Thatcher 1988 ) . |
6 | Please convey my appreciation to Media Action on how they handled the campaign in such a short period of time . |
7 | But the broad package of interventions and centralization over such a long period of time surely outstrips that carried out by any previous government . |
8 | Others in the government were opposed to such a long period of withdrawal , favouring instead two to six years . |