Example sentences of "be [vb pp] by a period " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was also true that the reformers were more interested in what practical achievements could be made by a period of liberalisation . |
| 2 | They may also be interrupted by a period of unsettled weather — when the winds blow from anywhere at any strength ! |
| 3 | We want to be judged by a period in government . |
| 4 | The occupational mobility of labour can often be overcome by a period of retraining , but this takes time and may be costly for the unemployed worker . |
| 5 | In primary sclerosing cholangitis standard liver function tests may improve after diagnosis — a result of diagnosis tending to be at times of maximal abnormality in a fluctuating course and likely therefore to be followed by a period of partial remission . |