Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] a [adj] period in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mill-pond was drained for a three-year period in order to allow some necessary excavation . |
| 2 | The salvation history of the Bible is coupled with what is seen as a significant period in the history of the protestants of Ireland . |
| 3 | And at whatever time of the year you visit Edinburgh , there are the art galleries and museums — though the priceless and vulnerable collection of Turner water-colours can only be seen for a short period in winter . |
| 4 | According to US figures on June 7 , up to 6,700 Iraqi refugees , mostly children under five , had died during a two-month period in mountain camps along the Turkish border . |
| 5 | Options may , however , be exercised for a limited period in certain specified circumstances , including death , ceasing employment on account of injury , disability , pregnancy or redundancy , retirement , the sale of the business or subsidiary for which the employee works or ( at the discretion of the Committee ) if the employee ceases to be employed in any other circumstances . |
| 6 | Although the Supreme Court had ruled that amendments should be ratified within a reasonable period in order to reflect a contemporaneous consensus — the time limit most usually accepted was seven years — no such restriction had applied at the time when the amendment was first sent to the states for consideration . |
| 7 | Where keg milds and bitters are concerned , when fermentation is complete they are conditioned for a short period in tanks under a heavy blanket of carbon dioxide . |
| 8 | Figure 18.4 shows , by means of five-year moving averages of deaths per million in England and Wales , how the disease has behaved over a long period in relation to other serious illnesses . |
| 9 | She must have gone through a terrible period in her life ; looking back , she genuinely believed it to be worse than it really was . |
| 10 | Graduation was followed by a difficult period in consulting and his appointment as assayist to the Royal Mint of Bangkok in 1903 was a welcome relief . |
| 11 | When he joined the UKAEA in 1956 his first job was in accounts , followed by a short period in commercial . |
| 12 | A Metropolitan Police study conducted during a three-month period in 1979 found that 0.4 per cent of detainees were held for seventy-two hours or more . |