Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [prep] a [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , the copyright monopoly is only given for a certain period of time ( eg in the UK , 50 years from the end of the year in which the author dies ) , but databases are usually continuously updated with new information , therefore does the protection period keep changing ? |
| 2 | When it reported in April 1982 , the Club had other difficulties to deal with as the Secretary , Bob Hodson , the Professional , Ian Evans , and the Steward all resigned within a short period . |
| 3 | Like the other Alternanthera species , this only survives for a short period under water . |
| 4 | That will not happen immediately or alternatively it will only happen for a short period of time . |
| 5 | Any actuarial calculation must therefore be discounted to allow for the chance that he may only live for a shorter period . |
| 6 | As I mentioned early the , the city of Sermaria it was under siege and the army of Seria was encamped all around it , Ben Hadad was a great warrior , he would of been the , the Alexander or the Napoleon of his day and he had set up this encampment around the city of Sermaria , nobody could get in , nobody could get out and very quickly the stocks of food and water er were used up , rationing would of been introduced but it only lasted for a certain period , they 'd got to the stage it tells us in the previous chapter that er , that a donkeys head was sold for eighty shekel 's of silver and some folk had even got to the , had sunk to the level of cannibalism , of eating their own children and the city was , when they heard about this they were in an uproar and they started blaming god and in between the city of Sermaria of all its suffering and hopelessness and helplessness and the army encamped about with all of their supplies , there was this area of no mans land in which they were caught up four men who were leapers and they were trapped there , they did n't want to go over to the Serians because they 'd be killed , they did n't want to go back into the city because they were n't allowed there and any way what was the point , they 'd only die of starvation in there and so these four men are caught up in no man 's land and yet their no better off than people in the city , now god had promised deliverance , through his serve and Eliger he had promised deliverance , Eliger said tomorrow about this time a measure of fine flour shall be sold for a se shekel and two measures of barley for a shekel in the gate of Semaria , he said the gates are gon na be open , there 's gon na be food and its gon na be a reasonable price and it says the royal officer who 's hand the king was leaning on said the man of god said behold , if the lord shall make windows in heaven could such a thing be , he said do n't talk stupid man , how can such a thing happen for us ? , he did n't believe what god servant said and Eliger brings out to him a terrible judgment , he says because of your unbelief you will see it , but your not participate in it but lets look at these four men for a moment , cos that 's where our real interest lies this morning , I just wanted to say three things in their experience , the first things is that they were amazed that , at what they found , because after they come together and they talk about it and they said well what shall we do and they weighed the pro 's and the cons and Semaria does n't look very attractive with its cannibalism , they said well the least if we stay here were gon na die , if we go into Semaria we 'll die , lets go down to the Serein camp , the worse they can do to us is put us to death and were dying men any way , but they may just take pity on us , we maybe allowed to grope around in their dustbins and get some scraps of food , they may at least allow us that , and so they make their way down just as evening is falling , they make their way down to the Serein lines and when they get there , they are amazed at what they find , you see their condition was helpless and hopeless , they were dying men any way , they were lepers , but they were dying of starvation , that was far more imminent than their leprosy , their problems and their needs were greater than themselves , they could not meet their own needs , their problems and their needs were greater than their government , the king in Semaria and all of his court could not meet the needs of his people and then in verse five , we read something there , they arose at twilight to go to the camp of Aramians or the Serein 's and when they came to the outskirts of the camp of the Serein 's behold there was no one there , they expected to at least meet a guard , there would surely be somebody on sentry duty even if the rest of the soldiers had gone in to their tents and were perhaps getting ready for their , for the evening , going to bed or whatever they were gon na be doing , having their evening meal , there would at least be somebody on guard duty , but when they got there , there was no one there , god had stepped in , god had intervened and the good news of the Christian gospel is that god has intervened in our , in the midst of our helplessness , in the midst of our hopelessness , god has intervened , he had stepped in to history , so often you 'll hear folks say , well why does n't god do something , why does god allow this to happen , why does god allow that one , why does n't he do something all they really show by that comment is their own ignorance , because god has done something , god has intervened , listen to what it says in John three sixteen , for god so loved the world that he gave , he 's only son and the er , the er apostle Paul and he 's writing to the Gallations , in chapter four and in verses four and five hear what he says there , but when the time had fully come god sent his son , born of a woman , born under law to redeem those under law that we might receive the full rights of son , er of sons , god has done something , he 's sent his son Jesus Christ into this world in fact his done the greatest thing he could do , he has done the very ultimate thing , he has sent his son into the world that 's the greatest intervention god could ever have made , it was far greater than , than just intervening in sm , in some small local event , were you see some catastrophe happening and you say well why does n't god do something there , or there 's a war situation going on in some other part of the world , well why does n't god step in and stop it , god has stepped in , not in a local situation , not in some er passing problem or need but he 's stepped into the greatest way possible by sending his son Jesus Christ into the world to dye for men and woman , to take away sin , to pay the price that god 's righteousness demands for sin so god has intervened and his intervention has changed the whole situation , its brought a whole new complexion on things , its changed the colour completely , no longer is the world now under darkness and in , and in pending judgment in doom , because Jesus Christ came and he took that judgment and that , that condemnation upon himself , he said I 've not come to condemn the world he said its already condemned , its already under judgement , the sword of Damocles is already hanging over the world and Jesus Christ came in and to take that judgment and that condemnation on himself and when he died there on the cross and rose again , there came that burst of light in a world that had been shrouded in blackness and darkness , a world that had been shrouded in sin suddenly for the first time sees the light , god has paid for himself the price of sin , god has intervened and changed the whole situation and the message of the gospel is that if you and I allow that intervention to effect us personally , then like those four men surely we too are amazed at what we 've found . |
| 7 | ‘ … and the pathetic thing was that he thought he had just recovered from a long period of madness . ’ |
| 8 | Of course , as has been shown , neither English nor humane education were simply " there " , but had been laboriously constructed over a long period . |
| 9 | The materials manager does not purchase all the material he could possibly need in a given period . |
| 10 | the materials manager does not purchase all the material he could possibly need in a given period . |
| 11 | It is usually closed after a limited period , whereas the underwriting of a rights issue , especially where the rights issue is conditional on the success of the offer ( because the outcome of the offer is not guaranteed ) , may result in a longer underwriting commitment period and consequently higher underwriting costs . |
| 12 | The total number of pieces of gum used in the first day should be gradually reduced over a subsequent period of ten days . |
| 13 | Both may eventually wish to remarry , but the Queen has always insisted on a cooling-off period of at least two years before the start of divorce proceedings . |
| 14 | Imprinting , as I remarked earlier , illustrates the principle of ‘ sensitive periods ’ ; it is usually established during a specific period early in the animal 's life . |
| 15 | Students in this year may also opt for a substantial period on an experimental or computational project within the Meteorology Department . |
| 16 | The latter is an unusual work because it is about people who really lived at a particular period and who had particular relationships with each other . |
| 17 | The foundations were now securely laid for a long period of prosperity rising to a peak in the early fourth century , if one can judge from the mansion-type houses in the towns and countryside . |
| 18 | Amongst those who did not do duty in this year 's championship are Phil Davies ( standing down as Llanelli skipper after a highly successful five year run ; reverting to the second row and declaring his intention to challenge for a place in the Lions party in that position — remember the trouble he gave Paul Ackford when Wales last beat England in 1989 ) ; David Bryant ( controversially appointed a youthful pack leader in his first season in international rugby under the John Ryan regime , now recovered from a debilitating period of illness ) ; Andy Allen ( the front jumper was capped out of Newbridge in 1990 , subsequently becoming yet another moving down the valley to Newport ) ; Aled Williams ( one cap as a replacement wing in Namibia in 1990 , when a Bridgend player , but increasingly favoured by many to join Robert Jones in forming a club halfback partnership ) . |
| 19 | And this would surely happen within a short period . |
| 20 | It is necessary , in other words , to establish a clear distinction between an existence as it was lived in the prewar period , and an existence as it was mythically reproduced in a postwar period . |
| 21 | In many ancient cultures , indeed , the king was ritually sacrificed after a stipulated period of time . |
| 22 | We then move into a short period of dramatic play ( or " busy time " as it is sometimes called ) in which each of the groups go about their business , which they greatly enjoy — until frustrations begin to creep in . |
| 23 | The majority of unmarried mothers were forced to enter the workhouse hospital for their confinements , where they were virtually imprisoned for a two-week period . |
| 24 | There 's really no chance of getting bitten if your ferrets have been properly handled over a long period and are never scared . |
| 25 | If a ‘ back fence ’ is used , the stock is confined to its daily strip and the remainder of the grass is completely rested for a long period . |
| 26 | The following year , in March and April the child was admitted to hospital for an assessment and he was then returned to the open unit from where he again absconded for a short period . |
| 27 | The Group , jointly financed by the DES and CGLI , was duly established for a three-year period , and its remit is fourfold : to review existing provision ; to identify any overlap or gaps which may exist ; to identify an appropriate integrated and progressive pattern of schemes and awards ; and to make recommendations to the appropriate validating bodies . |
| 28 | All subjects studied were regular smokers but the duodenal ulcer patients were significantly older and had therefore smoked for a longer period ( Table I ) . |
| 29 | This technique was highly dangerous and required the skills that Cheshire had certainly acquired over a long period , but was equally within Gibson 's exceptional abilities . |