Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] [prep] [art] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tests on women with dermatitis found that the condition worsens just before a period , and those sensitive to base metals are most likely to develop a reaction at that time too . |
| 2 | The first class is of wider ambit than the second and exists only during the period of employment . |
| 3 | The stated rate of interest payable in respect of stepped interest bonds increases progressively over the period of issue . |
| 4 | The Office hints defensively at a period of nomadic existence which was censured by critics as unstable . |
| 5 | Such a view of family life coincided in the UK with an intense concentration during the 1950s on the mother as the primary guarantor of children 's health and welfare ( Oakley , 1981 ; Wilson , 1977 ) and aligns comfortably with the period 's economic boom and reconstructionist philosophy . |
| 6 | The behaviour persists continuously over a period of time . |
| 7 | Over recent years the most popular explanation of Britain 's comparatively weak economic performance — and one which focuses mainly on the period of rapid decline since 1960 — has been that insufficient resources have been devoted to those parts of the economy which produce a ‘ marketable output ’ [ Bacon and Eltis , 1974 ; Eltis , 1979 ] . |
| 8 | The work made in response to this moment often gains immensely from a period of marination in further reading and research . |
| 9 | The list , as given in the extends well beyond the period under discussion , indeed well beyond Katib Celebi 's own death , to the 1140s/1730s , but the only controversial part of immediate concern is the very beginning , which runs as follows : |
| 10 | The Lu-Fan operates quietly over a period of four minutes , switching off automatically , but it can be restarted immediately if required . |