Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [prep] a [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | In accepting this offer , they agree to buy a certain number of books or records over a specific period of time ( eg four books a year ) . |
| 2 | In the short term , nitrogenous fertilizers , by increasing grasses and clovers , can result in an increase in the earthworm population , but continuous use of superphosphate or Nitro-chalk over a long period has been shown , in trials at Rothamstead , to reduce numbers in proportion to the amount of nitrogen applied . |
| 3 | For new recruits who are selling their old property and are buying a new home , Hambro Life pays : the cost of moving to the new area ; a disturbance allowance of one month 's salary ( half paid when the employee joins the firm , the balance when the sale and purchase are completed ) ; two weekends at the company 's expense to look for accommodation ; estate agents ' , surveyors ' , building society and legal fees , including stamp duty and an allowance of £150 per month towards the cost of accommodation and/or fares for a maximum period of three months . |
| 4 | The ecological significance of these precipitation figures in terms of soil moisture may be judged by relating them to the amount of moisture lost through evaporation and transpiration over a given period . |
| 5 | In the decade 's final timetable , there is an express every 15 minutes ( plus one extra ) between Swindon and Paddington over a two-and-a-half-hour period in the morning rush . |
| 6 | Many of the most popular plants in gardens today fist arrived with the flood of introductions which filled our nurseries and gardens over a fifty-year period . |
| 7 | He thus witnessed the birth of Saudi Arabia and could observe its growth and development at a crucial period in its history . |
| 8 | He flew from London to Sweden at the beginning of December , and at the ceremony on 10 December he was described as " a leader and champion of a new period in the long history of the world 's poetry " . |
| 9 | There are also a number of cases where the Commission has held that the banning of meetings and procession for a restricted period because of fears for public safety , such bans being under the democratic laws of a State , were not in contravention of the Convention . |
| 10 | Homosexuality between consenting adults aged 21 or over , and abortion during a certain period of pregnancy , are not criminal offences at present , although they have been in the past . |
| 11 | By the terms of the agreement Australia would have prospecting rights for oil and gas for a 40-year period over 23,550 square miles of seabed . |
| 12 | According to the original plan , around 30 tons of plutonium " needed to supply the domestic nuclear-energy programme " would be shipped from reprocessing plants in France and Britain over a 20-year period . |
| 13 | In my experience most people who suffer a myocardial infarct have been under pressure with associated exhaustion and fatigue for a prolonged period . |
| 14 | National expenditure is the actual amount of money spent on goods and services over a given period of time , whereas aggregate demand is the total value that households , firms , the government and foreigners plan to spend out of their respective incomes over that time period : in other words , it is the total amount they are willing and able to spend . |
| 15 | It is checked and passed to the Registry who , together with the data preparation service , enter and verify approximately 10,000 individual marks and grades within a 36-hour period each term . |
| 16 | The analogy with Munros and their associated Tops is obvious , and to collect either is likely to involve above average commitment and dedication over a sustained period of years , and require a broad spectrum of mountaineering skills . |
| 17 | The Commission , however , has wide power to obtain information from the parties by making a formal request to supply information and/or documents within a specified period of time . |