Example sentences of "[det] [adj] [noun] [prep] a period " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time we began another daily exercise in a period of devotional Bible study . |
| 2 | The following new Article 143 shall be inserted in the Basic Law : " Article 143. ( 1 ) Law in the territory specified in Article 3 of the Unification Treaty may deviate from provisions of this Basic Law for a period not extending beyond Dec. 31 , 1992 … |
| 3 | William Dement woke six subjects in this systematic way over a period of six nights , and found that on the first night they did seem to " start all over again " whenever properly woken , so that by the end of the night they had achieved a good deal of slow wave sleep and very little REM sleep . |
| 4 | When such Stakhanovite chastity over a period of months finally coaxed some forlorn gesture of affection from the girl , he told her he wanted to get to know her better . |
| 5 | These sudden developments in a period of five weeks when Pons and Jones had been having discussions , culminating in the above public claim that could have influenced patent priorities , fuelled the suspicion in the University of Utah camp that they had been upstaged . |
| 6 | However , personally I quarantine all new arrivals for a period of one month . |
| 7 | The National House Building Council ( NHBC ) , which guarantees the structure of most new houses for a period of 10 years and issues detailed technical instructions for the design and construction of dwellings , claimed that the ‘ World in Action ’ programme was ‘ alarmist ’ . |