Example sentences of "and [verb] [prep] a period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many doctors think that it is important for parents to recognize these feelings and to go through a period of mourning for their lost imaginary baby … |
| 2 | I like doing jobs where I can get down and concentrate for a period |
| 3 | It was over a titbit on the floor and occurred after a period when they growled at each other at feeding time . |
| 4 | Chapters 4 to 6 are art historical , interpreting about 800 years , beginning with a time when a miniaturist copied approved models with almost or actual religious obedience , and ending in a period in the early Renaissance when an illuminator does not even stand up when the Chancellor of France enters the room or when John of Holland can complain that Jacquemart de Hesdin has stolen his private pattern sheets in 1398 . |
| 5 | The temple must have been built and adorned in a period of some twenty years at most , probably less . |
| 6 | People sometimes find that their housing requirements change and seek after a period to move on to different kinds of residence , particularly into flats of their own . |
| 7 | In Webb the employer was allowed to put forward an explanation , which was accepted as being gender-neutral , that an employee was needed at a specific time to be trained and to cover for a period of maternity leave with the probability of being retained as a permanent employee . |
| 8 | This project aims to identify the local leaders who were responsible for chapels , schoolrooms and manses in a period of nonconformist growth , to study their place in the religious bodies they served and in the communities where they lived . |
| 9 | Such bushes tend to wear out and detach after a period of use . |
| 10 | As well as these individual homework tasks , all clients , whether phobic or non-phobic , carry out the relaxation exercises , and go through a period of self-monitoring of their levels of anxiety . |
| 11 | Since then the spots have come and gone with a period of roughly 11 years . |
| 12 | The Rutherglen Councillors were bribed by the Glasgow candidate 's supporters , as were their wives with presents of dresses and finery , but the Dixon supporters among the Rutherglen Councillors were invited down to Dumbarton and entertained for a period of ten days , including a cruise on Loch Lomond , a climb to the top of the ben and a stay at the inns at Dumbarton , Tarbet , Luss and Port of Menteith . |
| 13 | All stretches should be gradual and held for a period of 30 seconds before release . |
| 14 | Perhaps general practitioners wishing to provide some diabetic care should have a period of training in the specialty and work for a period in a diabetic clinic to enhance their experience . |