Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] a period [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Caducius had been found by Alexander McKenn and Maurice Harknett in the 1960s and dived on for a period of time before being forgotten . |
| 2 | Any new planting was designed to be phased in over a period of years , planting schemes having to take account of the need to create a distinctive landscape for the immediate future as well as for the long term . |
| 3 | In other cases , a partner 's contribution may be agreed to be collected in over a period of years out of his profit share . |
| 4 | In the past , samples of children 's language have been collected using a diary approach where examples of children 's utterances , together with a description of the surrounding context , were simply written down over a period of weeks or months ( Miller 1981a ) . |
| 5 | A currency which gradually adjusts up or down over a period of time , depending on the intrinsic strength of the economy which supports it , is much less likely to attract the eye of the speculator than one which is about to burst the artificial dam which has been built around it . |
| 6 | Fibrous tissue replaces this , the capillaries heal and contract down over a period of months to leave a linear scar . |
| 7 | Now , that obviously means , colleagues that we 're , we 're going over for a period of time , but we 're er slightly behind this afternoon , so certainly need to be trying to pull some work back . |
| 8 | The universe would have started off with a period of exponential or " inflationary " expansion in which it would have increased its size by a very large factor . |
| 9 | The efficiency of these ingredients wears off over a period of time , and swimming , towel- drying and perspiration can speed up this process . |
| 10 | You 've got ta put an offer in and pay it so much a month have n't you or something and , and , and get it paid off over a period of time ? |
| 11 | When a plan drawn up during a period of supply crisis fails to analyse thoroughly the question of the balance of supply and demand this of course is no ‘ external ’ defect , no ‘ formal ’ omission , but a profoundly internal fault . |
| 12 | Eventually these persons might have to face up to a period of crisis , of self-examination , and so achieve ego-identity by route C. However , foreclosure does offer an escape route and an individual might postpone indefinitely any real self-examination by clinging rigidly to his [ or her ] beliefs and values ( route D ) . |
| 13 | Clearly memories are not formed instantaneously , as if by throwing a switch , but are built up over a period of hours after the event to be memorized has occurred ; during this build-up the form in which any memory is stored changes . |
| 14 | Er and it 's a force commitment it is n't I mean short of saving up over a period of years which we are not allowed to do |
| 15 | All the small modifications should add up over a period of time to make major achievements . |
| 16 | Another proof is taken and so the print is built up over a period of time . |
| 17 | ‘ It would be useful , ’ he said , ‘ if practitioners were made aware of the information that is required from them so they can build it up over a period of time . ’ |
| 18 | For example , the ship has a power meter which drops as you get hit , but builds back up over a period of time , you do n't just simply die when hit . |
| 19 | In fact there was a , I think some of the recent erm concerns about schools have come from an image that 's been built up over a period of time that the schools spend very little time on the , on the three Rs for example . |
| 20 | If this is carried out after a period of exercise your dog may readily remain in this position since it may be relatively tired . |
| 21 | Does it matter , though , for literary criticism whether the poetry was formed out of a period of rebellion or revolution ? |
| 22 | Erm the managing director in front of Mr erm said to me , It wo n't affect your wages but what we will ask is that you give the company car back until a period of time that your wife passes a test in which case it can be given to your wife as indeed managerial status Mr . |
| 23 | This will be cut back over a period of time . |
| 24 | Bargaining is often carried out over a period of days , so it 's fortunate that a four- night B&B break at a three-star hotel near the market , is £219 in February and March . |
| 25 | You have learned to look hard and analyse a complex situation , devise a detailed strategy for solving it , and then carefully carry it out over a period of time , revising your plan where necessary to cope with unforeseen difficulties . |
| 26 | However , the political problems of abolishing it outright would be huge and so some have advocated phasing it out over a period of time . |
| 27 | He said : My impression is that what has been going on over a period of years has come from , or been led by , a small mafia group of MI5 who have contacts outside in one or two sections of the press , and a few self-appointed private enterprise security agents . |
| 28 | Sometimes the wind swings steadily round over a period of time , and at other times it blows steadily in a curve . |