Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [adv] [prep] a period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tests on women with dermatitis found that the condition worsens just before a period , and those sensitive to base metals are most likely to develop a reaction at that time too . |
| 2 | Most fieldwork is simply episodic , made by an outsider moving in for a period to assess observed social behaviour . |
| 3 | When a plan drawn up during a period of supply crisis fails to analyse thoroughly the question of the balance of supply and demand this of course is no ‘ external ’ defect , no ‘ formal ’ omission , but a profoundly internal fault . |
| 4 | No woman feels her best during the period leading up to a period . |
| 5 | The same was true of cattle in much of Europe at the time , and probably reflected neglected animal husbandry and a failure to breed selectively in a period when crop-growing was far more important than livestock . |
| 6 | The behaviour persists continuously over a period of time . |
| 7 | They represent a continuity of worship and music stretching back to a period well before the Reformation . |
| 8 | If we are dealing with a regression to what may be a former lifetime , then , having asked the patient to go back to a period with which his subconscious mind feels comfortable , I like to help him to create the picture of his former personality little by little . |
| 9 | The Office hints defensively at a period of nomadic existence which was censured by critics as unstable . |