Example sentences of "period of time [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The court heard that Mr Prescott , 28 , and his teammates Bernard Bryan , Colin Osbourne Wright and Jacqueline Watson used the drugs only for short periods of time for training in the run-up to a major event . |
| 2 | The court heard that Mr Prescott , 28 , and his teammates Bernard Bryan , Colin Osbourne Wright and Jaqueline Watson used the drugs only for short periods of time for training in the run-up to a major event , as is common . |
| 3 | An even lower profile is provided by teachers who may not set foot in the classroom at all but who may spend considerable periods of time in discussion with colleagues on ways in which the curriculum can be made more accessible to all children in the class , including the least able . |
| 4 | Government is becoming increasingly task or product orientated , rather than directed towards carrying out functions over long periods of time in line with established routines . |
| 5 | Many people with AIDS have to spend long periods of time in hospital unless there is someone at home who can help and look after them . |
| 6 | Without ACET 's practical support at home they could spend long periods of time in hospital unnecessarily . |
| 7 | So if y if the chemicals will do that over a long period of time to rubber , think what it would do to your skin . |
| 8 | If cimetidine ( or the hypochlorhydric condition it creates ) as in fact carcinogenic to the gastric mucosa , gastric cancer incidence should be expected to increase only after a period of time after initiation of treatment . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Nor must the period of time in question be continuous . |
| 11 | Under no circumstances , however , particularly when you are feeding a dried diet , should you withhold water for any period of time in order to reduce urinary output . |
| 12 | However , as a sociologist , I was interested in observing routine cases over a period of time in order to look for regular and recurring patterns of action and interaction that might allow certain generalisations to be made . |
| 13 | Teachers find a period of time in industry enormously valuable in staff development terms . |
| 14 | ( iii ) Some individuals , when eligible for randomisation , requested a period of time in convalescence before agreeing to participate . |