Example sentences of "for a period of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Hurd appealed for a period of calm for the Royal Family . |
| 2 | ‘ It is , perhaps , not too much to ask on their behalf for a period of calm during which they can reassert , each in his and her own way , the tradition of public service to which they are clearly dedicated . ’ |
| 3 | He has appealed for a halt to the fighting , warning anybody who will listen that the Arab world is headed ‘ for a period of turbulence like never before ’ . |
| 4 | Let us suspend the tolls for a period of say , 14 days , so that we can all see if they are right . |
| 5 | Whereby the whole church family , broke up into groups for a period of education , and then came together for a time of celebration and worship . |
| 6 | Since over 50% of us seem to opt for a period of co-habitation before we take the marital plunge , these findings are pretty sobering stuff . |
| 7 | In middle age , at a time when those in other industries were looking for a period of consolidation , the farmer could be faced with problems when a son or daughter ‘ came home ’ . |
| 8 | Does he further agree that the time has come for a period of consolidation ? |
| 9 | You will be on probation for a period of year and confirmation of your appointment is dependent upon the satisfactory completion of this probationary period . |
| 10 | Students may apply in accordance with rules approved by the Senate for a period of leave of absence from their courses of study or research . |
| 11 | Once a system has been pushed too far out of equilibrium , it takes just a little further input for a period of turmoil to ensue , followed by a new equilibrium . |
| 12 | These relationships assume great importance and for a period of time they are probably the most significant ones we have . |
| 13 | It becomes an inevitable part of normal living that we form significant relationships with particular individuals for a period of time and then , often through force of circumstance , move away from those same relationships . |
| 14 | In hide-and-seek , a number of people agree for a period of time to abstract from living what they know of the ‘ hiding ’ function ( i.e. that people can be ‘ hiders ’ and ‘ seekers ’ and that places can be ‘ hiding places ’ ) and to behave , for the time being , as if only that function mattered . |
| 15 | Very often social anthropologists who study primitive tribes ‘ live ’ with them for a period of time using this role . |
| 16 | These are sometimes designed to take place for a period of time such as a day or a week . |
| 17 | One can see this at work in the now widely-used system of allowing each student to provide total nursing care for the patients in her care for a period of time . |
| 18 | Others say they were unable to comply with the surgeons instructions that they undertake no lifting or pulling for a period of time after the operation . |
| 19 | Trapping is a method which meets with limited success and involves feeding within a specialised wire cage for a period of time . |
| 20 | You may have to adjust the truss rod and shave or sand the bottom of the saddle slightly to achieve a reasonable action , especially if the guitar has been left in the heat for a period of time . |
| 21 | Elementals often appear as a moving light or a change in temperature , or they may take the form of an animal or bird and make it behave oddly for a period of time . |
| 22 | This could , depending on the gravity of the matter , suspend the individual from practice for a period of time or even permanently . |
| 23 | This sort of placement or residency would be for a period of time , perhaps weeks or months , so there must be a commitment of time as well as purpose on the part of the artist . |
| 24 | Additionally , as with any exhibition , you need to assess carefully the implications of having a large amount of your work restricted to a single display venue for a period of time . |
| 25 | Journalists may be barred from the House for a period of time . |
| 26 | She may be able to work different hours for a period of time while her burden is shared by another member of the family or a neighbour . |
| 27 | If two systems have been for a period of time in dynamical isolation from each other , then a measurement on the first system can produce no real change in the second . |
| 28 | If we were to extend this line of reasoning , we would also have to consider the materiality of services such as hairdressing , advertising and repairs which , arguably , take a tangible form and benefit their customers for a period of time after production . |
| 29 | Now that idea was to get everybody together and erm because there have been certain members of the staff which have n't been looked at for a period of time they 've escaped the net as it were in the last couple of times and it seems that we 've had the same guys for the last three years and some have erm |
| 30 | Caducius had been found by Alexander McKenn and Maurice Harknett in the 1960s and dived on for a period of time before being forgotten . |