Example sentences of "and [verb] [prep] a period of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many doctors think that it is important for parents to recognize these feelings and to go through a period of mourning for their lost imaginary baby … |
| 2 | The temple must have been built and adorned in a period of some twenty years at most , probably less . |
| 3 | In Webb the employer was allowed to put forward an explanation , which was accepted as being gender-neutral , that an employee was needed at a specific time to be trained and to cover for a period of maternity leave with the probability of being retained as a permanent employee . |
| 4 | This project aims to identify the local leaders who were responsible for chapels , schoolrooms and manses in a period of nonconformist growth , to study their place in the religious bodies they served and in the communities where they lived . |
| 5 | Such bushes tend to wear out and detach after a period of use . |
| 6 | As well as these individual homework tasks , all clients , whether phobic or non-phobic , carry out the relaxation exercises , and go through a period of self-monitoring of their levels of anxiety . |
| 7 | Since then the spots have come and gone with a period of roughly 11 years . |
| 8 | The Rutherglen Councillors were bribed by the Glasgow candidate 's supporters , as were their wives with presents of dresses and finery , but the Dixon supporters among the Rutherglen Councillors were invited down to Dumbarton and entertained for a period of ten days , including a cruise on Loch Lomond , a climb to the top of the ben and a stay at the inns at Dumbarton , Tarbet , Luss and Port of Menteith . |
| 9 | All stretches should be gradual and held for a period of 30 seconds before release . |