Example sentences of "[adv] after a period [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And eventually after a period of time that ins outer insulation will wear down , it will fray and it will break and it will expose the live and the neutral wires until , unfortunately sometimes , it will be a little bit too late . |
| 2 | Do they see erm , if , if they migrate to the city in the urban areas then they realize they wo n't get a job , and have a job straight away , er well paying job but by actually living in the area they would and taking in at a job and they get a lot of contacts and then eventually after a period of time they job . |
| 3 | On the basis of privately commissioned opinion polls showing an increasing majority in favour of some measure of divorce legislation , FitzGerald agreed with his cabinet to proceed with a referendum on whether to change the constitution so as to allow divorce for marriages irretrievably broken down , though only after a period of five years ' actual breakdown and legal separation . |
| 4 | Only after a period of observation of the new layout in use was it confirmed by rebuilding with permanent structures . |
| 5 | ( 3 ) They would have free elections — but only after a period of institutionalising the revolution had been completed . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Within any such population it is possible to identify four subgroups : long-stay residents ; those who die shortly after admission , those who return home after a period of convalescence and those who move to another long-term care setting after a short stay . |
| 9 | That is why the road fund licence , which taxes ownership rather than use , has been increased more rapidly after a period of stagnation . |
| 10 | Usually after a period of considerable discomfort and attempted solutions some apparent answer is found which may be successful or unsuccessful in meeting the long-term interests of the client . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | For example , one could compare the divorce-rate of those married in 1971 with those married in 1981 , both after a period of , say , ten years . |
| 13 | REM are back after a period of self-imposed reinvention , and ‘ Out Of Time ’ is easily their most eclectic and wildly inspired album yet , although it is still very identifiably REM — a brand new book from a familiar author . |
| 14 | If this is carried out after a period of exercise your dog may readily remain in this position since it may be relatively tired . |
| 15 | Do n't go to bed immediately after a period of intense concentration , e.g. working late , playing cards , or following a difficult knitting pattern . |
| 16 | Trade union activity is gradually gathering strength again after a period in which it had been almost impossible to act publicly . |
| 17 | ‘ For your own sake you should get rid of him — or make him live out , ’ Frank said quietly after a period of silence . |