Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [prep] a period [prep] " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | I have looked carefully over a period of weeks at those applications , and have reached the view that they deserve to be granted . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | With all Heyford 's jets and crew now home , the families are looking forward to a period of tranquility , |
| 8 | Twenty , 50 or 100 mg were infused intravenously over a period of 90 minutes . |
| 9 | Powder coatings , because they require no solvents , are environmentally friendly products whose market share is growing even in a period of overall slack demand . |
| 10 | Is the Minister aware that , by 9 January , Bir Zeit university will have been closed continuously for a period of four years and that a generation of young Palestinians will have been denied the right to higher education , which is surely one of the basic fundamental human rights ? |
| 11 | After at least 3 weeks the intervention programme should stop and the baselines be measured again for a period of one week . |
| 12 | This period of the second industrial revolution is marked especially as a period of rapid industrialization and urbanization . |
| 13 | The Office hints defensively at a period of nomadic existence which was censured by critics as unstable . |
| 14 | The behaviour persists continuously over a period of time . |
| 15 | For instance , in a group of patients with rheumatoid and osteoarthritis who were treated with an elimination diet followed by a wheat-free diet , cervical reintegration and the green-lipped mussel preparation , Seatone , significant and often dramatic improvements were obtained in a fortnight of an order similar to , or better than , those obtained by either homoeopathy or Seatone alone over a period of three to six months . |
| 16 | The calling of the elections also followed immediately on a period of disarray within the Liberal-National Party opposition coalition , which included an embarrassing climb-down over its alternative health policy in February because of financial miscalculations . |
| 17 | If your dog fails to respond readily over a period of time , it will be worthwhile having its hearing checked by a veterinarian . |
| 18 | As couples live together over a period of years they will find more and more areas where decisions can be made without consultation because they will understand a lot of each other 's interests and desires . |
| 19 | 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 ? |
| 20 | They emerged gradually over a period of half a century , culminating in his book Two New Sciences , which was first published in 1638 , almost a century after the publication of Copernicus 's major work . |
| 21 | The work made in response to this moment often gains immensely from a period of marination in further reading and research . |
| 22 | It tends to happen gradually over a period of time . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | I understand that all the counterfoils and voting slips cast are kept securely for a period after an election until they are eventually destroyed . |
| 25 | He was very soon found to be a satisfactory workman , and was engaged initially for a period of 2 years . |
| 26 | Once again the staff , in all areas of the Trust , responded splendidly during a period of uncertainty and great change and now very much look forward to the challenges of remaining an independent awarding body . |
| 27 | ‘ For your own sake you should get rid of him — or make him live out , ’ Frank said quietly after a period of silence . |
| 28 | The Lu-Fan operates quietly over a period of four minutes , switching off automatically , but it can be restarted immediately if required . |
| 29 | The pulsar is also spinning rapidly with a period between I ms and a few seconds , but its magnetic dipole axis is not aligned with the spin axis . |
| 30 | It is equally true that firms and households are less likely to operate efficiently in a period of inflation , for a number of reasons . |