Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [prep] a period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fibrous tissue replaces this , the capillaries heal and contract down over a period of months to leave a linear scar . |
| 2 | If cimetidine ( or the hypochlorhydric condition it creates ) as in fact carcinogenic to the gastric mucosa , gastric cancer incidence should be expected to increase only after a period of time after initiation of treatment . |
| 3 | The solution was to add a form of the hormone progesterone so that the lining was shed not as a period but as an artificial withdrawal bleed . |
| 4 | After his death his empire could barely be sustained by the new rulers ( including Charles the Bald and Charles the Fat — is it possible to hold an empire together when the populace is taking the mickey out of you to that extent ? ) and crumbled away over a period of two centuries . |
| 5 | I have looked carefully over a period of weeks at those applications , and have reached the view that they deserve to be granted . |
| 6 | He also said he is ‘ very optimistic ’ about the NCR computer division , where orders from Europe recently have picked up after a period of extreme softness . |
| 7 | Bargaining is often carried out over a period of days , so it 's fortunate that a four- night B&B break at a three-star hotel near the market , is £219 in February and March . |
| 8 | The refurbishment scheme ‘ A Good Place to Live ’ will be carried out over a period of five years . |
| 9 | If this is carried out after a period of exercise your dog may readily remain in this position since it may be relatively tired . |
| 10 | Elementals often appear as a moving light or a change in temperature , or they may take the form of an animal or bird and make it behave oddly for a period of time . |
| 11 | A client is not easily detached from a solicitor who has been handling his affairs over a period of years , but a comparatively mild solicitation may deprive an insurance broker of valuable business which otherwise might safely be reckoned on for a period . |
| 12 | This output is in turn fed to a monostable made up from NAND gates IC4c , IC4d which is turned on for a period of a few milliseconds determined by the values of resistor R17 and capacitor C4 . |
| 13 | I just certain , satisfy certain erm cattle requirements and carry on business in the sugar trade and of must done so for a period of time , I 'm looking at this , the third page in , top of the page , erm trade in office in London established without purpose erm now those the |
| 14 | They had done so after a period of co-operation and consultation with East Germany which looks in retrospect like a laying of the groundwork for what was to come in both Germanys . |
| 15 | Where the County Court grants a new lease to the tenant it may do so for a period not exceeding 14 years . |
| 16 | In the past , samples of children 's language have been collected using a diary approach where examples of children 's utterances , together with a description of the surrounding context , were simply written down over a period of weeks or months ( Miller 1981a ) . |
| 17 | In other cases , a partner 's contribution may be agreed to be collected in over a period of years out of his profit share . |
| 18 | Tests on women with dermatitis found that the condition worsens just before a period , and those sensitive to base metals are most likely to develop a reaction at that time too . |
| 19 | Er and it 's a force commitment it is n't I mean short of saving up over a period of years which we are not allowed to do |
| 20 | Another proof is taken and so the print is built up over a period of time . |
| 21 | Strong and sometimes quite intense relationships with individuals are built up over a period of even a few weeks . |
| 22 | Clearly memories are not formed instantaneously , as if by throwing a switch , but are built up over a period of hours after the event to be memorized has occurred ; during this build-up the form in which any memory is stored changes . |
| 23 | it is n't necessary , well it is the same as saying it is n't true , it is n't necessary er because this will be built up over a period and it will be for er the Government in all the normal ways in the public expenditure round to decide how much goes into the passenger franchises and through that therefore into the Briti the Rail Track investment . |
| 24 | In fact there was a , I think some of the recent erm concerns about schools have come from an image that 's been built up over a period of time that the schools spend very little time on the , on the three Rs for example . |
| 25 | Much of the distribution of population was built up in a period when British industry enjoyed competitive supremacy in international trade . |
| 26 | The flow meter measurements tell the engineer how much water has moved where over a period of time . |
| 27 | With all Heyford 's jets and crew now home , the families are looking forward to a period of tranquility , |
| 28 | Twenty , 50 or 100 mg were infused intravenously over a period of 90 minutes . |
| 29 | He said : My impression is that what has been going on over a period of years has come from , or been led by , a small mafia group of MI5 who have contacts outside in one or two sections of the press , and a few self-appointed private enterprise security agents . |
| 30 | Now , that obviously means , colleagues that we 're , we 're going over for a period of time , but we 're er slightly behind this afternoon , so certainly need to be trying to pull some work back . |