Example sentences of "take [noun sg] [prep] [art] period [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As weak springs can only stored a fraction of the potential energy that a strong spring can hold , the remainder is lost as heat and if the change from a strong to a weak spring takes place over a period of time , equivalent to the observation time , then the energy loss is detected as mechanical damping . |
| 2 | Spread is slow and extension may take place over a period of months , even years . |
| 3 | He may take office during a period of crisis when the American people are willing to suspend their paranoia about leadership . |
| 4 | The rebuilding of the old manor took place over a period of about five years and was probably finished in about 1727 . |
| 5 | But the change was n't radical , it took place over a period of er I would suggest er maybe about six or seven years . |
| 6 | He argued that a fundamental conflict was taking place during the period of social modernisation . |
| 7 | Interest has increased in the late 1980s as the Superpowers have taken advantage of a period of detente to consider the viability of smaller defence establishments . |
| 8 | Yet the development of the law of trusts had taken place within a period in which it alone could offer these advantages ; to them its rise owed much . |
| 9 | Table 1.2 shows the changes that have taken place in the period since 1961 . |
| 10 | The Bio-Medical Care Clinic is conducting a clinical study on the AIDS Virus using a safe , non-toxic energy and homeopathic formula , we are seeking the co-operation of Candidates to take part for a period of 21 days . |
| 11 | These are sometimes designed to take place for a period of time such as a day or a week . |
| 12 | Altogether , tutorials take place over a period of about twenty-four weeks in the last year of a course , and usually by the last twelve tutorials a student has a much clearer idea of what he or she is about . |