Example sentences of "a certain period [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | However , just as at a certain place on the earth 's surface we can still call ‘ down' ’ the direction towards the centre of the earth , so a living organism that finds itself in such a world at a certain period of time can define the ‘ direction ’ of time as going from the less probable state to the more probable ( the former will be the ‘ Past' ’ and the latter the ‘ Future' ’ ) and by virtue of the definition he will find that his own small region , isolated from the rest of the universe , is ‘ initially' ’ always in an improbable state . |
| 3 | The right to buy their home ( after a certain period of tenancy and subject to meeting financial criteria ) . |
| 4 | A takeover bid must be accepted within a certain period of time , namely not less than four weeks but not more than ten weeks from the date of when the offer document is made public . |
| 5 | As a result , Balder was only allowed to return for a certain period of time , only to disappear and return again . |
| 6 | Even Edwards , according to Wood , still presents management ‘ as omniscient , conspiratorial and able , at least for a certain period of time , to get its own way — that is , to solve successfully its problem of control ’ ( Wood 1982 , 16 ) . |
| 7 | Coleridge was under contract to the Morning Post , and had to spend some time in London ; but in October 1799 he walked in the Lake District with William and John Wordsworth , and after a certain period of indecision arrived at Greta Hall , Keswick , with his wife and family in August 1800 . |
| 8 | After a certain period of time denying the cravings for fats and carbohydrates , the mind and body simply rebel . |
| 9 | British immigration officials have extended Natasha 's visa until February 1993 and have said that it will be renewed automatically for a certain period of time after that . |
| 10 | Height and weight charts are vital in determining the seriousness of the problem and are the best method of assessing whether the food intake is adequate over a certain period of time . |
| 11 | Full employment Gross domestic product is a measure of the money value of the goods and services produced in the economy during a certain period of time . |
| 12 | But in practice a certain period of time may elapse before the authorities are able to recognize that a problem exists . |
| 13 | The usual system is for the client to say how much he will spend as a working budget during a certain period of time . |
| 14 | Every loan should be followed up after a certain period of time . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Unlike in certain other European countries , British labour law sets no maximum duration to a temporary employment relationship , whereby all persons employed for longer than a certain period of time automatically have permanent status . |
| 17 | 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 ? |
| 18 | Japan 's Ministry of International Trade and Industry announced that it will ban the capture of the turtles , and gradually reduce imports to zero " within a certain period of time " . |
| 19 | The Act applies only to convictions which have resulted in a sentence of no more than thirty months ' imprisonment , and which have been " spent " — ie a certain period of time has elapsed since the passing of sentence . |
| 20 | Erm , we need to be convincing in challenge , otherwise the challenge , erm , we should question whether there is a need for any change , erm , if things have been done in a certain way for a certain period of time , erm , just because we want to change them , does n't mean to say that it does n't |
| 21 | Three , you could arrange payment of the deposit as requested , possibly for a certain period of time and possibly for a smaller amount than demanded , this would no doubt by in the process of the licence . |
| 22 | The national assembly , up to only a certain period of time , according to the constitution , and then again the parliament has to come back again into the picture . |
| 23 | They , they had a documentary on Metros apparently and the Me they said that Metros of a certain period for about , I think from his period sort of A registration , B registration , Y registration they 're absolute rubbish apparently . |
| 24 | We have also to devise a means of editing material which Mr Benn would wish to be withheld for a certain period on grounds of personal sensitivity , in such a way that it can be reinserted in the correct place ( if necessary on a disc or tape ) when the time comes . |
| 25 | Some countries require passports to be valid for a certain period after leaving that country and you are advised to check details with the Consulate of any country you will be travelling to . |
| 26 | The Finance Act 1969 provided , in effect , that on the death of a beneficiary what in 1974 became capital transfer tax , and by the Finance Act 1986 inheritance tax , should be payable upon the proportion of the capital which corresponded to the proportion of the income which the deceased had received within a certain period before his death ( usually seven years ) . |