Example sentences of "[noun] a [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in practice a certain period of time may elapse before the authorities are able to recognize that a problem exists . |
| 2 | The Pope spoke these words , which allow the Soviet leader a suitable period for reflection , before travelling to Asia yesterday on a 10-day visit . |
| 3 | The idea is to ensure an orderly market by giving market participants a cooling-off period with a chance to reassess their positions . |
| 4 | The fourth and fifth notebook record an extended period ( 13 June to 14 November 1896 ) spent successively at London , Horsmonden , Mumbles , Langland Bay , Carswell Bay , Bishopston , and Pwll Du [ Gower ] , and then September spent at Pontardulais . |
| 5 | And the worst thing you can do is give your skin a short period of intensive exposure to sun — exactly what we go in for when we jet off on our summer holidays . |
| 6 | Some times a whole period is spent looking at a ladybird . |
| 7 | The number of people in the working age group ( 16 – 65 ) was 32 million in 1985 , of whom 26 million were economically active ( Thompson 1987 ) The age group will grow marginally till the end of the century but due to the precipitate drop in the younger age groups a sustained period of ageing within the working population has begun . |
| 8 | My Lord on reflection before er this officer gives evidence , er unless your Lordship rules otherwise I 'd like to make that application now and er that would allow the er jury a short period of erm rest until . |
| 9 | In Nottingham a six-year period of ‘ clerical , dominance of the School Board was ended in a recent election when the Council put forward eight ‘ unsectarian ’ candidates and all were elected . |
| 10 | The incident brought to an end a month-long period of peace in Kashmir , and dashed hopes of a reduction in the border tension . |
| 11 | Therefore , the typical position where the landlord grants the tenant a rent-free period at the commencement of the term would appear to be outside the scope of VAT , at least for the time being . |
| 12 | For the literate group of women who might be expected to read magazines , this was in fact a transitional period : freed to a greater extent than ever before from the shadow of death , this was not yet the time of the educated lay interest in infant psychology which was soon to be aroused by Montessori , Froebel , Susan Isaacs and the Freudians generally ; nor had the hygienist movement yet got under way . |