Example sentences of "[adv prt] [conj] [art] [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | By far the most popular months for marriage were October and November , when harvest was safely gathered in and the annual period of service for farm servants in the corn-growing regions had come to an end and wages had been paid . |
| 2 | The foundations of the White Tower of Hoeth are laid down and the longest period of continual peace in Elf history begins . |
| 3 | When discussing terms with your employer , you may be asked to consider whether you prefer a fixed-term agreement or a ‘ rolling ’ contract , ie one which rolls on until the required period of notice is given . |
| 4 | It pointed out that a prolonged period of profits growth at ISC had ended because of insistence by the auditors that ISC adopt more conservative accounting policies on long term contracts . |
| 5 | Moreover , Tucker ( 1987 ) has pointed out that the first period of large-scale deforestation in northern India occurred in the 1850s and 1860s as the British colonisation of India gained momentum and railways were constructed to gain access to the upper Ganges and Indus plains . |
| 6 | Wells , in particular , experienced successive occupation probably from as far back as the Neolithic period . |
| 7 | At all times in the past , certainly as far back as the Neolithic period , there have been particular places to which surrounding settlements have looked for specialised goods and services . |