Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [adv] [prep] a period " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The flow meter measurements tell the engineer how much water has moved where over a period of time . |
| 3 | It is clear that insubstantial changes will not give rise to a new copyright ( or right to prevent unfair extraction ) but what is the position when a database has changed considerably from its original form but this has happened incrementally over a period of time ? |
| 4 | It tends to happen gradually over a period of time . |
| 5 | Using a pre-set timer , the lights can be set to stay on for a period from 25 seconds to 12 minutes . |
| 6 | Eventually these persons might have to face up to a period of crisis , of self-examination , and so achieve ego-identity by route C. However , foreclosure does offer an escape route and an individual might postpone indefinitely any real self-examination by clinging rigidly to his [ or her ] beliefs and values ( route D ) . |
| 7 | The universe would have started off with a period of exponential or " inflationary " expansion in which it would have increased its size by a very large factor . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I have looked carefully over a period of weeks at those applications , and have reached the view that they deserve to be granted . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | If your dog fails to respond readily over a period of time , it will be worthwhile having its hearing checked by a veterinarian . |