Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [prep] a period [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both regimes are also in a period of difficult political transition , the Northern regime attempting a form of hereditary socialist succession , and the Southern regime a peaceful transfer of power to a fully civilian government . |
| 2 | A very considerable number of sub-licences which were normally for a period of six to 12 months were granted during the relevant years of assessment and the aggregate profit therefrom during these years amounted to some HK$57m . |
| 3 | This registration is normally for a period of twelve months and during this time the student will begin work for the research project . |
| 4 | It is also about a period of recent history , the 1950s , and about the way in which those years shaped individual lives and collective ideas . |
| 5 | The post is initially for a period of two years , commencing as soon as possible . |