Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] [prep] [art] [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Colleagues , it 's approximately four twenty five , what I propose to do is to go on for a short period and to take in the resolutions on the , on your erm Maastricht erm and then we 'll have a look at the time , but I think we should be able to get those in within a , a relatively short period of time . |
| 2 | A 12 volt battery is really essential for the mechanical action of the trimmer to work effectively over a long period . |
| 3 | Manorial courts continued to meet regularly throughout the early-modern period and in many places the quality of record-keeping remained high right through to the eighteenth century and sometimes beyond . |
| 4 | When a particular task requires expatriates to work overseas for a short period of time , it is common for employers to hire people with the necessary skills on short , fixed-term contracts . |
| 5 | The complexity was intended to last only for a transitional period . |
| 6 | Some bank loans are provided in the form of a standby-credit or commitment which means a bank will provide funds if required to do so over a stated period , either on a fixed or floating rate basis . |
| 7 | It was the English who failed to do so within the agreed period of two months . |
| 8 | In the Gold Coast , J.H. Brew , Timothy Laing , Casely Hayford , Attoh Ahuma and James Mensah Sarbah founded a strong tradition of political satire that was to last well into the nationalist period . |
| 9 | By sheer grace God will not permit us to live even for a brief period in a dream world … . |
| 10 | If the child shows a habit of prolonged crying then instead of expecting him or her to sit there for a long period of time , the first break in crying after a few minutes should be taken by the parent as an opportunity to allow the child to get up . |
| 11 | ‘ The commitment to fund a rolling programme in County Durham is also very good news as this will enable us to plan ahead over a three-year period rather than on a year to year basis as has been the case . |