Example sentences of "and for a period " in BNC.
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| 1 | These relationships assume great importance and for a period of time they are probably the most significant ones we have . |
| 2 | Enormous growth in this business occurred through the substitution phase and for a period of some years the business was extremely profitable . |
| 3 | In fact a gold standard operated in the international economy prior to 1914 and for a period after the First World War . |
| 4 | Nevertheless drawings by him still lined the hall which led into the bar , and for a period a mural by Minton , with some assistance from others , hung in the dining-room where visitors could dine simply or expensively , eating plates of goulash or a champagne supper , seated at scrubbed oak tables and benches . |
| 5 | Sir Colin Anderson , patron , collector and for a period Chairman of the Tate Gallery 's trustees , visited this exhibition and noted ‘ flop ’ beside the catalogue entry for Minton 's work . |
| 6 | Avery sat to Minton for a couple of portraits and for a period saw him about once a fortnight . |
| 7 | The rate of economic growth in Britain slowed down and for a period was in absolute decline . |
| 8 | And for a period of centuries it was under the joint rule of Bern and Fribourg . |
| 9 | of the currant bun is down five P and for a period so is the price of the Mirror newspaper . |
| 10 | His education included a year at Eton ; and for a period of seven years from 1740 to 1746 he lived in Italy , where at the beginning of his stay he met and formed a close and lasting friendship with Horace Walpole [ q.v . ] . |
| 11 | Richard escaped the siege of Bytham and for a period of a week or two in February 1221 in the forest of Cliff , Northamptonshire , he held off a royal army . |
| 12 | The central courtyard , built originally for coaches and horses , was roofed over , and for a period the ballroom doubled as a volleyball court . |
| 13 | The minimum working age must be set at 16 years , and those over this age shall receive fair remuneration , and for a period of two years shall be entitled to vocational training in working hours . |