Example sentences of "in [noun] [prep] a [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was built in brick over a long period ; the east end dates from the ninth century and the west from the tenth and eleventh while the vaults are mainly twelfth century . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , it is common that preference shares with a right to a cumulative dividend obtain voting rights if the dividend is in arrears for a specified period . |
| 3 | The good thing about the airlift was that pilots had clear visibility all the way into Tabubil — a rare happening in an area where rain is often measured in feet over a 24-hour period . |
| 4 | However , in return for a rent-free period a tenant may agree , for example ( a ) to surrender another lease , ( b ) not to receive a reverse premium , or ( c ) to carry work that would usually be the landlord 's responsibility . |
| 5 | He added that the electorates of UN member States might be unwilling to see their young men die in Ireland over a sustained period . |
| 6 | With characteristically bad judgement , Charles now turned back to the Scots , with whom he made a secret treaty under which the Solemn League and Covenant would be confirmed by King and Parliament , and presbyterianism would be established in England for a limited period . |
| 7 | $580 million in compensation over a 14-year period . |
| 8 | In certain cases the insured or members of his household may not have been in residence for a considerable period but has relied upon friends or neighbours to perform an occasional check of the property . |
| 9 | Incentive payments to staff in the form of a bonus relating to the whole firm or department are possible and where used should be made in respect of a known period of time or on completion of certain jobs . |
| 10 | Hence it was outside the scope of s 6 of the Act , which applied only where interest was due in respect of a particular period . |
| 11 | Why it was thought appropriate to leave the important matter of imposing tax on building societies to secondary rather than primary legislation in this way remains a mystery ; but , whatever the explanation , the experiment was a total disaster and resulted in the Revenue producing some regulations in respect of a particular period of assessment which were so hopelessly flawed that the House of Lords found itself compelled to declare them void as being ultra vires . |
| 12 | Phase two of INDECS will involve automating the process further , The cards will be replaced by computer terminals at ports , which will automatically register those visitors who are given leave to stay in Britain for a fixed period . |
| 13 | This allocation of bargaining rights to minority unions in some cases ( thereby institutionalising union pluralism ) may also help to explain the chronic weakness of union organisation in France over a long period . |
| 14 | Analysis of the moment-by-moment changes in performance over a ten-minute period has shown that while the sleep-deprived subject may be performing well at the beginning , all responses are slowed towards the end , as well as frank lapses occurring . |
| 15 | The printed edition would be issued in fascicles over a limited period of time . |
| 16 | He said that the Scottish transport scheme should be wound up and that there should be a transitional period to ensure continuity of pension provision and that employees are to be allowed to remain in TOPS for a limited period . |
| 17 | To give judgment upon these presentments , the ancient machinery of the Forest Eyre was once more set in motion after a long period of general disuse . |
| 18 | Patients received a mean of 1.2 U of packed red blood cells ( SD=2 ) and they were in hospital during a mean period of 7.4 days ( SD=3.6 ) ( Tables II and III ) . |
| 19 | Have heater switched on in cockpit for a prescribed period . |
| 20 | Ernest Coveley , 36 , escaped with £9,205 from building societies in London during a two-month period . |
| 21 | The plan called for the creation of a 51-member Islamic Jihad Council ( IJC ) to take power in Kabul for a two-month period . |