Example sentences of "place [prep] a [adj] period of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The latter accepts shelf-life [ i.e. that books will be available in the same place for a reasonable period of time ] as part of the process , the librarian-disposer wants quick clearance . |
| 2 | I have not spoken in this place for a considerable period of time . |
| 3 | These movements are preprogrammed " ballistic " responses whose velocities are determined by the anticipated distance of travel , ensuring that the eye arrives at the right place after a fixed period of time . |
| 4 | The solidarity of the community is strengthened … by a shared history of living and working in one place over a long period of time … . |
| 5 | It follows that behind every statement we make about the historical Jesus there has to be a tacit qualification : ‘ We are told this by such-and-such an evangelist , writing in a particular literary mode , far a particular audience , in a particular place at a particular period of history . ’ |