Example sentences of "[adv] a [adj] [noun sg] period [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has already been mentioned that , in contrast , there is generally a six-year limitation period for instituting proceedings in respect of breach of contract in the civil courts . |
| 2 | Judged by these reminiscences , recorded over a five year period in the mid-1970s by a respected Austrian journalist , Freud 's anxieties on that score were somewhat excessive , to put it mildly . |
| 3 | The financial resources proposed by the secretary of state to support the strategy are intended to move over a 5 year period from 0.8% of the total NHS budget to a target of 1.5% . |
| 4 | The figures available were measures of the average total traffic flow recorded over a 16 hour period on weekdays ( excluding Fridays ) . |
| 5 | THE SEVERN Valley Railway Grand Diesel Extravaganza held over a three day period of May 8–10th was disrupted on the Saturday afternoon by a bomb scare . |
| 6 | The circle , comprising leader Neil Beresford , Mark Inskip , Alan Hower and David Foulkes , examined the amount of scrap clay accumulated over a 12 month period in terms of quantity and costs incurred . |
| 7 | They want at least a five-year transition period before Europe 's exchange rates are locked for good . |