Example sentences of "a period [prep] time " in BNC.

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1 Over a period of time they will all be ill .
2 It is essential that bulbs spend a period of time in cool , dark conditions before flowering ( this is known as plunging ) to ensure that a good root system is produced , otherwise stunted growth and deformed flowers can result .
3 After a period of time we will then ask local groups to provide this information .
4 They are the inevitable result of her stand in advocating bourgeois liberalisation over a period of time . ’
5 After a period of time , the milk appears to skin ; this is the cream rising to the surface of the vat .
6 Differing slightly from Ibrams are the many cases where ‘ cumulative provocation ’ has been directed towards D over a period of time , and then some minor act sparks off the loss of self-control and killing .
7 But setting aside those factors , the overall running costs of injection do begin to come close to those of conventional spreading , over a period of time .
8 And I felt sure that , since the shells are quite hard and dry , a period of time would produce further acidification .
9 All the small modifications should add up over a period of time to make major achievements .
10 Good examples of activities to maintain motivation are collecting inspiring dieting case histories from slimming magazines ; going out to buy a dress one size smaller than your present size ; looking at charts and graphs that show good overall weight loss over a period of time .
11 You have learned to look hard and analyse a complex situation , devise a detailed strategy for solving it , and then carefully carry it out over a period of time , revising your plan where necessary to cope with unforeseen difficulties .
12 These relationships assume great importance and for a period of time they are probably the most significant ones we have .
13 It becomes an inevitable part of normal living that we form significant relationships with particular individuals for a period of time and then , often through force of circumstance , move away from those same relationships .
14 Here the bargaining stage has given way to a period of time when you feel it is just not possible to cope with the situation and the future looks bleak .
15 Often this is to do with the fact that the current bereavement has driven the person into emotional overload because of everything else that is happening in their life either currently or over a period of time .
16 The iconography of a state 's coinage viewed over a period of time can reveal a certain amount of information about the aspirations of that state , since the choice of designs will normally reflect the matters considered important by at least an influential body in that state and will present these important matters in a particular way .
17 For this reason production cooperatives must be encouraged to grow from small beginnings over a period of time with sensitive support .
18 maintaining contact with families over a period of time
19 He believes that practice in , for instance , mirror exercises , would over a period of time develop these personal traits , so often neglected by a traditional curriculum .
20 In hide-and-seek , a number of people agree for a period of time to abstract from living what they know of the ‘ hiding ’ function ( i.e. that people can be ‘ hiders ’ and ‘ seekers ’ and that places can be ‘ hiding places ’ ) and to behave , for the time being , as if only that function mattered .
21 The everyday lives of ordinary people are not the basis for good television unless the characters and events are portrayed in a consistently entertaining fashion , and over a period of time ; hence the great success of television soap operas .
22 In both key stages 3 and 4 they should have the opportunity to present an extended piece of work that has been planned , drafted , revised and polished over a period of time .
23 But over a period of time , two things disturb this equilibrium : evaporation and infiltration .
24 It was a ‘ fly-on-the-wall ’ programme covering the fortunes and misfortunes of a London family , over a period of time — warts and all .
25 Furthermore measurement has usually to be made over a period of time .
26 In July 1964 the corporation , the NIHT and the rural district council came to an agreement to share responsibility for housing Springtown families over a period of time , but this did not end the problem .
27 The systematic application of energy to a surface or substance over a period of time with the intention of removing dirt .
28 You may be amazed that such an obvious shortcoming to a staff plan should have continued to escape my notice , but then you will agree that such is often the way with matters one has given abiding thought to over a period of time ; one is not struck by the truth until prompted quite accidentally by some external event .
29 This name was changed over a period of time to the name we know today , Rottweil .
30 Over a period of time , the dog was moulded to his master 's needs , calling on all the virtues of his ancestors : herding ability , speed , guarding ability , strength and power , but most of all intelligence .
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