Example sentences of "[prep] a period [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Thus , a clause in your contract to the effect that your employment will ‘ automatically terminate ’ , if , for example , you fail to return to work on the due date after a period of leave , is likely to be regarded as an invalid attempt to ‘ contract out ’ of modern job security laws . |
| 32 | Initially , garden plots of c. 1 ha are created by felling ( slashing ) and the felled trees are burnt after a period of drying . |
| 33 | After a period of apparent — and perhaps misleading — political stability in the first twenty-five years following the Second World War , the 1970s seem to have marked some sort of turning-point for the British political system . |
| 34 | But they do at least survive , and after a period of time will be able to regrow their tails . |
| 35 | After a period of relative neglect , recordings of his piano works are once again filling the shelves , and a reassessment of this highly-variable , though enormously gifted musician is well under way . |
| 36 | Recent studies from the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food ( MAFF ) have now seen evidence of the migration of dioxins from chlorine bleached milk cartons into milk after a period of storage . |
| 37 | After a period of basic training and the usual round of very menial assignments characteristic of the Pioneers , he became Company Clerk at Liverpool , where he endured the friendship of a kindly , bibulous sergeant-major and the enmity of an overbearing , loud major . |
| 38 | Only after a period of observation of the new layout in use was it confirmed by rebuilding with permanent structures . |
| 39 | It should never be taken hastily or immediately a crisis arises in the life of an elderly person , such as bereavement or a sudden illness or depression , for grief usually passes to some extent after a period of supported mourning . |
| 40 | Today , after a period of five short years , we are a health-conscious nation , exercising careful concern about our guests ' cholesterol levels when we invite them round to supper , looking unconcerned as yet another jogger pounds us into the pavement as we take a stroll , and reacting with sheer open-eyed shock at the sight of a plate of bacon , eggs and bangers as we spoon down our own regular morning bran cereal — or dish of F-Pan Fibre-Filler . |
| 41 | It 's also a mite expensive , although you should bear in mind that retail prices are deceptive things ; the chances are that after a period of high demand and correspondingly high prices , the cost of the SRV will settle down to around the same as the Clapton Strat . |
| 42 | After a period of blossoming in the 1970s , during which time homosexuals came into the public eye and fought militantly for their rights , the majority of gay organisations became institutionalised . |
| 43 | REM are back after a period of self-imposed reinvention , and ‘ Out Of Time ’ is easily their most eclectic and wildly inspired album yet , although it is still very identifiably REM — a brand new book from a familiar author . |
| 44 | And in the 27th minute , after a period of sustained pressure they took the lead , the goal created by a clever Clough pass . |
| 45 | Being undersold out there in Jamaica was to be only one of William Charles 's problems as time went by : after a period of increasing success as a linen draper and mercer , he was eventually beset by financial problems , occasioning a move northwards from Bishopsgate to Finsbury Place , Finsbury Square ( on the corner of Chiswell Street ) , together with a reproof from William Jowett , who lost no time in admonishing his cousin in a letter to Richard Titford from Jamaica , dated 28 April 1806 : |
| 46 | After a period of normal conversation , they turned to the subject of his loyalist background . |
| 47 | The result is that after a period of free movement the material begins to harden and if one goes on deforming it it will become brittle . |
| 48 | This was an honorary and part-time position , but it enabled him to do his most effective and lasting work in Ireland , inspiring and helping the provost , after a period of political disruption , to revise the Statutes , establish regulations for degrees , appoint new staff and design new courses . |
| 49 | In most cases a panel will trickle charge the batteries so efficiently that , after a period of idleness , the batteries are well charged , and ready for a cold engine start . |
| 50 | On the other hand , after a period of some four to five years ' ( and after only two to three years of first speaking words ) exposure to the language of those around them , children seem to have mastered the underlying rule system which enables them to produce an infinite variety of relatively well-formed , complex sentences . |
| 51 | Usually after a period of considerable discomfort and attempted solutions some apparent answer is found which may be successful or unsuccessful in meeting the long-term interests of the client . |
| 52 | After a period of experimenting with designs and acoustics , Nigel has now developed his techniques to a high level such that he can now calculate , and fabricate steam whistles to virtually any specific combination of notes he requires . |
| 53 | If this is carried out after a period of exercise your dog may readily remain in this position since it may be relatively tired . |
| 54 | As early as 1906 , after a period of intense industrial conflict , an agreement was reached ( the ‘ December Compromise ’ ) on the membership issue between the union and employer central federations . |
| 55 | Some will remain lone parents , some may have one or more cohabitees over a period of years ; many will remarry after a period of cohabitation and become a step-family . |
| 56 | He also said he is ‘ very optimistic ’ about the NCR computer division , where orders from Europe recently have picked up after a period of extreme softness . |
| 57 | His great virtue was that he did not rely on a single visit , but frequently returned after a period of years and was able to comment on progress — or lack of it — and the way in which new legislation was being implemented . |
| 58 | Do n't go to bed immediately after a period of intense concentration , e.g. working late , playing cards , or following a difficult knitting pattern . |
| 59 | Within any such population it is possible to identify four subgroups : long-stay residents ; those who die shortly after admission , those who return home after a period of convalescence and those who move to another long-term care setting after a short stay . |
| 60 | Such bushes tend to wear out and detach after a period of use . |