Example sentences of "[vb infin] [noun] [prep] [art] [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | This will include references to the post-1868 period but the main body of the study will be concentrated on the years after the Second World War . |
| 2 | Nor did she see coherence over a longer period partly because her own world was a social one dominated by friends , clothes , music and beckoning adulthood . |
| 3 | There are few exceptions where human skulls have been found in wells and which could suggest violence at a later period . |
| 4 | This can be less stressful for the dog , because its stomach will probably contain food for a longer period . |
| 5 | The hon. Gentleman will be aware that the changes will take place over a four-year period . |
| 6 | Patients who have pre-existing problems or who are undergoing major operations , in particular on the gut or urinary tract may , however , develop problems in the post-operative period . |
| 7 | This view will be related to the determinate sentence that would have been passed but for the element of mental instability and/or public risk which led the judge to pass a life sentence and will also take account of the notional period of the sentence which a prisoner might expect to have been remitted for good behaviour had a determinate sentence been passed . |
| 8 | As with any technique , direct mail has basic principles which must be obeyed if the programme is to communicate and raise money over a long period : * It must be regular ( a minimum of eight times a year ) * It must be personal , relevant and informal * It must be good quality * It must ask for and offer something * It must appeal to emotion first and reason second |
| 9 | As a result , the body would not normally receive light during the critical period , but it would do so if the patient stayed awake all night or got up early . |
| 10 | The module manager may inhibit deletion in the interim period by introducing a package into the database to explicitly select the issues of any module not to be removed or by making the module versions ‘ preferred ’ ( see Module Version Deletion Rules below ) . |