Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [prep] a [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite my closeness over a long period to Harold Wilson , I was certainly not close to his publicised cronies . |
| 2 | And she asked for their support over a difficult period . |
| 3 | The solicitors at the end of the chain are asked to release their contract for a specified period of time to the solicitors acting for the buyer next in line . |
| 4 | The company also paid travelling expenses for all employees following the move of their department for a six-month period . |
| 5 | Borrowers are able to use the facility up to 140 per cent of their quota over a four-year period and with much more relaxed repayment conditions than the normal facilities . |
| 6 | for ignoring to work parents need to learn how to avoid all contact with their child for a short period but remain completely calm and uninterested . |
| 7 | In addition , there is no guarantee that the assisted emigrants will not return to their communities after a short period . |
| 8 | As it happened , the death of her husband after a brief period as king of France , and Mary 's failure to find a replacement in the royal houses of France or Spain , forced her back to Scotland . |
| 9 | These fish are especially prone to ‘ conditioning ’ ; you can switch their minds onto a certain item of food and if you keep that food trickling through their swims over a long period they will continue feeding , with only short breaks , until that food runs out or some other disaster happens to move them . |
| 10 | As soon as it becomes clear that the new attacks would not achieve their objectives within a reasonable period , then we must abandon them and ‘ seek a decision elsewhere ’ said Falkenhayn half-heartedly , adding : |
| 11 | Experiments in which young salmon have been transferred from their stream of birth , to be released in another stream , have been used as evidence that salmon imprint on the smell of their river during a sensitive period just before they migrate downstream . |
| 12 | When the first giraffes began to stretch their necks to reach the leaves of trees , they were choosing a new habit that would guide the future development of their species over a vast period of time . |
| 13 | Sunderland look to have found their form after a lean period , as United found to their cost . |
| 14 | These commonly give optionholders the right to exercise their options for a fixed period following a scheme of arrangement becoming effective . |
| 15 | Some firms insist that leavers repay their disturbance allowances if they leave their company within a specified period after the move . |
| 16 | Er and erm it 's difficult for people to maintain er not only as I say , but in their lifestyle over a particular period of time , so you could be more likely to get at the truth by this method , than by sending out questionnaires . |
| 17 | Licorice Phytosome enhances better absorption of the active ingredients and increases their effectiveness for a prolonged period of time . |
| 18 | One of the tasks of a sponsor of such an event is to maximise on its appeal over a long period of time . |
| 19 | He told conference delegates he had been asked by the BNFL board and the Government to continue in his post for a short period after March 31 as his successor — John Guinness , currently Permanent Secretary in the DoE — could not easily be released from that post until after the general election . |
| 20 | In the far north-east and Karnchatka a common marriage practice was the residence of the husband in the family of his bride for a certain period of time , in order to pay for her by performing work for the family . |
| 21 | The eccentricities of Dr Maturin are endured with fortitude by his landlady ; her opinions are indicated , in a direct account of his situation at a particular period in his life , with perfect naturalness : |
| 22 | His sacking at a critical period for Leeds , when the hooligan element within the club 's support had brought them widespread contempt . |
| 23 | So we look to organisations who will lend the money to us , on condition that we undertake to repay the loan from our income over a specified period of time . |
| 24 | So we look to organisations who will lend the money to us , on condition that we undertake to repay the loan from our income over a specified period of time . |
| 25 | A surprising expression of regret that Loius Gerstner might get the top job at IBM Corp comes from AT&T Co chairman Robert Allen : Gerstner is on the board of AT&T and Allen said he would regret losing him : ‘ I 'm sorry to lose him — he 's a very good director , asks good questions , has good financial knowledge and experience , ’ Allen said , ‘ and I 'm sorry to say has learned an awful lot about our business in a short period of time , ’ he added . |
| 26 | To know that there 's someone going to buy your crop over a long period of time , or part of your crop , ideally , over a long period of time , does help people to plan ahead . |