Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [prep] a period " in BNC.
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| 1 | He noted however that few computer-based circulation systems include as standard features the ability to cumulate data over a period of years , or to analyse the data as required , so that much in-house development of existing systems was necessary . |
| 2 | It was recognised that the vagaries of the weather make pre-selection of a period for a close-down impossible . ’ |
| 3 | If tax is owing and payment on the due date is impossible , the Inland Revenue will discuss payment over a period of time to meet the liability ; and any taxpayer who is in difficulty in paying his or her tax should contact the Inland Revenue at the earliest opportunity to discuss how the difficulty might be resolved . |
| 4 | He regarded adolescence as a period of sexual apprenticeship . |
| 5 | The main advantage of panels is that they provide feedback over a period of time , which increases the reliability of their responses compared with people who may have been stopped for a brief interview outside their local supermarket , for example . |
| 6 | Our evaluation of PNP caught schools during a period of transition , from laissez-faire to the much greater LEA intervention that PNP signalled , and from a largely local orientation to one framed by national policies and directives . |
| 7 | Although Joan mostly worked as a Spool Setter , she became an Axminster Winding Instructor for a period during which she was sent to a subsidiary company in Holland ( Bergos Stoddard ) for a number of weeks . |
| 8 | The terms of employment are negotiable and could include secondment for a period of not less than three years . |
| 9 | The housing market is fighting to regain stability after a period , without post-war precedent , of both real and nominal falls in prices ( see chart ) . |
| 10 | The wine is filtered or fined with bentonite or gelatine and is then put into oak scantling pipes for a period of twelve to eighteen months to rest ( estagio ) . |
| 11 | So , taking account of the polonium , local people relying mainly on local milk , meat and vegetables could expect doses over a period of a couple of years of about 4 to 15 rems ; more incidentally , than people at Hiroshima within 2 km of the bomb . |
| 12 | Wealth-holders are faced with the need to keep as little of their savings as possible in the form of cash or current accounts in banks because money in these forms earns no interest and so loses value in a period of inflation . |
| 13 | The following points should be noted about partial offers : ( 1 ) The offeror and its concert parties must not buy shares in the target during the partial offer period , neither must they , or any new concert parties , purchase shares for a period of 12 months following a successful partial offer without the Panel 's consent ( Rule 36.3 ) ( although consent will normally be given where the partial offer has resulted in a holding carrying less than 30 per cent of the voting rights ( note 2 ) ) . |
| 14 | 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 ) . |
| 15 | Make repairs using glue in a period when no one will be using the stairs , to give the glue time to set without the joint flexing . |
| 16 | Pregnancy sometimes occurs when intercourse takes place during a period . |
| 17 | As weak springs can only stored a fraction of the potential energy that a strong spring can hold , the remainder is lost as heat and if the change from a strong to a weak spring takes place over a period of time , equivalent to the observation time , then the energy loss is detected as mechanical damping . |
| 18 | Usage reduces stocks over a period of time . |
| 19 | Households will face difficulties in a period of inflation in allocating their incomes among goods and services in a way which maximises their utility . |
| 20 | The essence of the proposal was a request to the ILEA for funds to second one of the school 's teaching staff for a period of seven terms , and for support in obtaining an outside consultant , secretarial assistance , and advice from various agencies including the ILEA 's Research and Statistics personnel and university researchers . |
| 21 | Four countries ( El Salvador , Honduras , Morocco and Congo , with total foreign debts of US$30,500 million ) took advantage of the move , agreeing to packages spreading repayments over a period of 15 years — instead of the 10 years previously allowed by the Club . |
| 22 | However , all these policies specifically exclude loss or damage caused by agricultural or industrial operations or any gradually operating cause , e.g. an oil heater which emits smoke over a period of time causing decoration to become discoloured . |
| 23 | Spread is slow and extension may take place over a period of months , even years . |
| 24 | When considering the number of units of output produced per worker in a factory , it is relatively easy to consider efficiency over a period of time . |
| 25 | Last week a British psychiatrist was convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting patients over a period of 12 years . |
| 26 | He may take office during a period of crisis when the American people are willing to suspend their paranoia about leadership . |
| 27 | It should be noted that owing to the increase in size and complexity of modern business , the development of computer systems and the requirement that an auditor should review transactions over a period to report on the profit and loss account , the modern practice of auditing has moved away from a detailed checking of a mass of individual items towards a review of the systems in operation . |
| 28 | The After Redundancy study took place during a period when the level of economic activity among older people in general , and older men in particular , had been declining ( Walker 1980 ; Parker 1982 ; OPCS 1987 ) . |
| 29 | The rebuilding of the old manor took place over a period of about five years and was probably finished in about 1727 . |
| 30 | But the change was n't radical , it took place over a period of er I would suggest er maybe about six or seven years . |