Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , the copyright monopoly is only given for a certain period of time ( eg in the UK , 50 years from the end of the year in which the author dies ) , but databases are usually continuously updated with new information , therefore does the protection period keep changing ? |
| 2 | When it reported in April 1982 , the Club had other difficulties to deal with as the Secretary , Bob Hodson , the Professional , Ian Evans , and the Steward all resigned within a short period . |
| 3 | ‘ … and the pathetic thing was that he thought he had just recovered from a long period of madness . ’ |
| 4 | Of course , as has been shown , neither English nor humane education were simply " there " , but had been laboriously constructed over a long period . |
| 5 | It is usually closed after a limited period , whereas the underwriting of a rights issue , especially where the rights issue is conditional on the success of the offer ( because the outcome of the offer is not guaranteed ) , may result in a longer underwriting commitment period and consequently higher underwriting costs . |
| 6 | The total number of pieces of gum used in the first day should be gradually reduced over a subsequent period of ten days . |
| 7 | Both may eventually wish to remarry , but the Queen has always insisted on a cooling-off period of at least two years before the start of divorce proceedings . |
| 8 | Imprinting , as I remarked earlier , illustrates the principle of ‘ sensitive periods ’ ; it is usually established during a specific period early in the animal 's life . |
| 9 | The foundations were now securely laid for a long period of prosperity rising to a peak in the early fourth century , if one can judge from the mansion-type houses in the towns and countryside . |
| 10 | Amongst those who did not do duty in this year 's championship are Phil Davies ( standing down as Llanelli skipper after a highly successful five year run ; reverting to the second row and declaring his intention to challenge for a place in the Lions party in that position — remember the trouble he gave Paul Ackford when Wales last beat England in 1989 ) ; David Bryant ( controversially appointed a youthful pack leader in his first season in international rugby under the John Ryan regime , now recovered from a debilitating period of illness ) ; Andy Allen ( the front jumper was capped out of Newbridge in 1990 , subsequently becoming yet another moving down the valley to Newport ) ; Aled Williams ( one cap as a replacement wing in Namibia in 1990 , when a Bridgend player , but increasingly favoured by many to join Robert Jones in forming a club halfback partnership ) . |
| 11 | It is necessary , in other words , to establish a clear distinction between an existence as it was lived in the prewar period , and an existence as it was mythically reproduced in a postwar period . |
| 12 | In many ancient cultures , indeed , the king was ritually sacrificed after a stipulated period of time . |
| 13 | The majority of unmarried mothers were forced to enter the workhouse hospital for their confinements , where they were virtually imprisoned for a two-week period . |
| 14 | There 's really no chance of getting bitten if your ferrets have been properly handled over a long period and are never scared . |
| 15 | If a ‘ back fence ’ is used , the stock is confined to its daily strip and the remainder of the grass is completely rested for a long period . |
| 16 | The Group , jointly financed by the DES and CGLI , was duly established for a three-year period , and its remit is fourfold : to review existing provision ; to identify any overlap or gaps which may exist ; to identify an appropriate integrated and progressive pattern of schemes and awards ; and to make recommendations to the appropriate validating bodies . |
| 17 | This technique was highly dangerous and required the skills that Cheshire had certainly acquired over a long period , but was equally within Gibson 's exceptional abilities . |