Example sentences of "not be [vb pp] [prep] a period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alternatively , and conversely , it may be recognized that the end goal will not be achieved without a period of turbulence , and the pace of change may actually be accelerated , to get it over as quickly as possible . |
| 2 | In any case any pattern of interaction between popular radicalism and revivalism , whether oscillating or of any other kind , could not be discerned in a period bounded by 1815 . |
| 3 | " ( lA ) It shall be a condition of purchase for any undertaking proposed for sale under this section that the business shall not be re-sold within a period of five years without the consent of employees in the undertaking " . |
| 4 | " It shall be a condition of purchase for any undertaking proposed for sale … that the business shall not be re-sold within a period of five years without the consent of employees on the undertaking . " |
| 5 | Is not the timing of that exercise particularly insensitive , and is there any reason why it should not be postponed for a period of , say , a week as a mark of respect to the crew of the Antares , all of whom perished when the vessel was sunk ? |