Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] [prep] a period " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was recognised that the vagaries of the weather make pre-selection of a period for a close-down impossible . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | He regarded adolescence as a period of sexual apprenticeship . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The terms of employment are negotiable and could include secondment for a period of not less than three years . |
| 7 | 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 ) . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 ) . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Pregnancy sometimes occurs when intercourse takes place during a period . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Spread is slow and extension may take place over a period of months , even years . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | He may take office during a period of crisis when the American people are willing to suspend their paranoia about leadership . |
| 17 | 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 ) . |
| 18 | The rebuilding of the old manor took place over a period of about five years and was probably finished in about 1727 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | The classic dish may require preparation over a period of two days , but this simple variation is much quicker . |
| 21 | Interest has increased in the late 1980s as the Superpowers have taken advantage of a period of detente to consider the viability of smaller defence establishments . |
| 22 | Yet the development of the law of trusts had taken place within a period in which it alone could offer these advantages ; to them its rise owed much . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | The Bio-Medical Care Clinic is conducting a clinical study on the AIDS Virus using a safe , non-toxic energy and homeopathic formula , we are seeking the co-operation of Candidates to take part for a period of 21 days . |
| 25 | These are sometimes designed to take place for a period of time such as a day or a week . |
| 26 | Some settlement is likely to take place over a period after the trench has been filled , but this can be filled in at a later stage . |
| 27 | Altogether , tutorials take place over a period of about twenty-four weeks in the last year of a course , and usually by the last twelve tutorials a student has a much clearer idea of what he or she is about . |
| 28 | It is usual to hire a new vehicle on a fully maintained basis for a period of about three years . |
| 29 | It laid down the general principle of comprehensive education which would have ended selection over a period ( but this was repealed in the 1979 Act ) . |
| 30 | ‘ We all used to talk about guaranteed prices and we had stability over a period of 50 years . |