Example sentences of "for a period of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Garde à vue detention allows the police to detain suspects for interrogation for a period of up to 10 days . |
| 2 | the failure has continued for a period of , or periods amounting to , at least five years , |
| 3 | It is usual to hire a new vehicle on a fully maintained basis for a period of about three years . |
| 4 | This gives an approximate value to work to , so a 20-year-old will aim to generate a pulse rate of 175 beats per minute for a period of 20 minutes or so . |
| 5 | All stretches should be gradual and held for a period of 30 seconds before release . |
| 6 | In order to provide ‘ permanent ’ help , many agencies operate a rota system with the carers working for a period of one or two weeks or a month , and then changing over in a planned way with another carer . |
| 7 | For new cars the length of the agreement varies according to whether you buy on contract hire ( commonly known as ‘ lease ’ ) which is for a period of three years , or on hire purchase which can be between four and five years . |
| 8 | Mr Neville Chamberlain , in his Housing Act of 1923 , changed the subsidy arrangement to one by which the Government undertook to give a definite and limited contribution of £6 per annum per house for a period of twenty years . |
| 9 | 1973 when he became chairman of the corporation for a period of three years . |
| 10 | They stay in the reception classes for a period of up to three years , after which they are usually dropped into the lowest streams of the schools to which the classes are attached … |
| 11 | That tribunal said that to force an applicant to state whether he intends to live here forever , or for a period of not less than six months , invites deceit and was somewhat removed from reality . |
| 12 | He has appealed for a halt to the fighting , warning anybody who will listen that the Arab world is headed ‘ for a period of turbulence like never before ’ . |
| 13 | Different in theory , but similar in effect , are the provisions of the Prescription Act 1832 , under which rights to easements and profits à prendre may be established by reason of enjoyment for a period of not less than twenty years in the one case , and not less than thirty in the other . |
| 14 | These relationships assume great importance and for a period of time they are probably the most significant ones we have . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | UNLIKE those rich enough to set aside assets for a period of years in order to avoid tax , those dependent on income — particularly those subject to Pay As You Earn — have limited scope to fend off the taxman . |
| 17 | In middle age , at a time when those in other industries were looking for a period of consolidation , the farmer could be faced with problems when a son or daughter ‘ came home ’ . |
| 18 | One college had started a course of 3 hours on one evening each week plus ‘ homework ’ for a period of 16 months . |
| 19 | ICI , on the other hand , runs a career break scheme where breaks are available for both men and women for a period of between two and five years . |
| 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 | Third , under section 19 temporary exception or modification can be directed by a head teacher in respect of an individual pupil — for a period of six months initially , with the possibility of two further three-month periods of exception . |
| 22 | As well as establishing a nominated Senate and a Legislature elected by universal male suffrage , it gave the presidency to Louis-Napoleon for a period of ten years . |
| 23 | They would charge £5000 ( ! ) and , because it is for educational purposes , would provide no restriction on sales and extend copyright for a period of 5 years ( 21/6 ) . |
| 24 | Washing machines : In the catering and industrial environment mechanical dishwashing and traywashing machines both usually incorporate a rinse cycle where water , at a temperature in excess of 80°C , is applied for a period of 15 seconds or more . |
| 25 | The Law Society requires newly qualified solicitors to undertake approved CPD for a period of three years on pain of withdrawal of their practising certificate . |
| 26 | On seeing my person , he took the opportunity to inform me that he had just that moment finalized plans to return to the United States for a period of five weeks between August and September . |
| 27 | David Stirling felt that this was a waste of time and resources and that it should be possible for a large group to maintain itself in the desert for a period of several weeks . |
| 28 | It is usual to follow patients who have been diagnosed and treated for syphilis for a period of two years to make sure that the treatment is effective and that relapse does not occur . |
| 29 | Moreover , an ant under the sway of a dope-peddling caterpillar eventually enters a state called ‘ binding ’ , in which it becomes inseparable from its caterpillar for a period of many days . |
| 30 | Vibration tests on a suitable vibrator for a period of some hours should be carried out in appropriate instances . |