Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [art] [adj] period " in BNC.

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1 Now it 's a lot of people , it 's only a short period of time , is n't it , one month .
2 Your son has suffered a terrible loss — six months is not a long period of time to get over such a trauma .
3 This is not an easy period to encapsulate in a short chapter , and in any case there is abundant literature , none more comprehensive than Cullingworth ( 1988 ) .
4 During what is normally a dead period , the company has sold nine farms since January .
5 This is still a vital period for the new resident .
6 On the seven-day cooling-off period , it is correct , as the Minister says , that there are similar provisions in other European countries , but will he confirm that , in those countries where there is a cooling-off period for unions , there is also a cooling-off period for employers ?
7 It is now a beautiful period residence , restored with great care and until recently kept as a private home .
8 Finally , the contract is often a fixed period one .
9 This is why the normal period for a charitable covenant is 4 years .
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