Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a period [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And eventually after a period of time that ins outer insulation will wear down , it will fray and it will break and it will expose the live and the neutral wires until , unfortunately sometimes , it will be a little bit too late . |
| 2 | Do they see erm , if , if they migrate to the city in the urban areas then they realize they wo n't get a job , and have a job straight away , er well paying job but by actually living in the area they would and taking in at a job and they get a lot of contacts and then eventually after a period of time they job . |
| 3 | However , fearing that the UN force would legitimize the loss of its territory to Serbia , Croatia also continued to insist that the force should be deployed only on the 560-km front lines and only for a period of six months . |
| 4 | if either party is by any cause ( other than a cause directly attributable to the other party ) prevented from performing its obligations hereunder for a period of 3 ( three ) months or for a total period of 6 ( six ) months in any period of 12 ( twelve ) consecutive months . |
| 5 | I just certain , satisfy certain erm cattle requirements and carry on business in the sugar trade and of must done so for a period of time , I 'm looking at this , the third page in , top of the page , erm trade in office in London established without purpose erm now those the |
| 6 | This period of the second industrial revolution is marked especially as a period of rapid industrialization and urbanization . |
| 7 | These courses have 4 hours tuition daily for a period of four weeks and are aimed specifically at people who for reasons of trade or technical co-operation require sound practical Portuguese to work efficiently in Portuguese-speaking Africa or Brazil . |
| 8 | On the basis of privately commissioned opinion polls showing an increasing majority in favour of some measure of divorce legislation , FitzGerald agreed with his cabinet to proceed with a referendum on whether to change the constitution so as to allow divorce for marriages irretrievably broken down , though only after a period of five years ' actual breakdown and legal separation . |
| 9 | Only after a period of observation of the new layout in use was it confirmed by rebuilding with permanent structures . |
| 10 | ( 3 ) They would have free elections — but only after a period of institutionalising the revolution had been completed . |
| 11 | If cimetidine ( or the hypochlorhydric condition it creates ) as in fact carcinogenic to the gastric mucosa , gastric cancer incidence should be expected to increase only after a period of time after initiation of treatment . |
| 12 | They had done so after a period of co-operation and consultation with East Germany which looks in retrospect like a laying of the groundwork for what was to come in both Germanys . |
| 13 | The maintenance of high academic quality , especially in a period of expansion , must be of paramount importance for this University and must not be prejudiced by inappropriate or excessive efficiency measures . |
| 14 | It will slide on as a whole line , from the bottom right hand corner ( which will take 50 frames to complete ) stay still for 120 frames , and then scatter off randomly over a period of 30 frames . |
| 15 | It is much better to build up endurance levels gradually and gently over a period of weeks and months . |
| 16 | For instance , in a group of patients with rheumatoid and osteoarthritis who were treated with an elimination diet followed by a wheat-free diet , cervical reintegration and the green-lipped mussel preparation , Seatone , significant and often dramatic improvements were obtained in a fortnight of an order similar to , or better than , those obtained by either homoeopathy or Seatone alone over a period of three to six months . |
| 17 | Perhaps over a period of months , even years , the yearning grew to escape . |
| 18 | It is not surprising that two people , who have worked closely together over a period of time , come up with a similar approach to a problem . |
| 19 | As couples live together over a period of years they will find more and more areas where decisions can be made without consultation because they will understand a lot of each other 's interests and desires . |
| 20 | Erm so therefore I would say in er theory er my understanding would be that yes we could know whatever you wanted to know about particular fields like every two o'clock over a period of a year or whatever . |
| 21 | The Office hints defensively at a period of nomadic existence which was censured by critics as unstable . |
| 22 | The Resident Magistrate said he was tempted to put O'Donnell ‘ away for a period of time to reflect on what you have done ’ but , he said , sentence would be deferred until he had seen probation reports . |
| 23 | A very considerable number of sub-licences which were normally for a period of six to 12 months were granted during the relevant years of assessment and the aggregate profit therefrom during these years amounted to some HK$57m . |
| 24 | This registration is normally for a period of twelve months and during this time the student will begin work for the research project . |
| 25 | Relief can be granted for limited periods when a property first becomes unoccupied and unfurnished , generally for a period of 6 months . |
| 26 | The work made in response to this moment often gains immensely from a period of marination in further reading and research . |
| 27 | It is clear that insubstantial changes will not give rise to a new copyright ( or right to prevent unfair extraction ) but what is the position when a database has changed considerably from its original form but this has happened incrementally over a period of time ? |
| 28 | After his death his empire could barely be sustained by the new rulers ( including Charles the Bald and Charles the Fat — is it possible to hold an empire together when the populace is taking the mickey out of you to that extent ? ) and crumbled away over a period of two centuries . |
| 29 | The rules would normally specify that the completion accounts are to be prepared in accordance with : ( a ) generally accepted accounting practices or the statements of standard accounting practice ( SSAPs ) in order to give a true and fair view ; ( b ) the same accounting practices as used consistently in previous accounts of the business , normally over a period of several years ; ( c ) specific accounting rules legislated for in the sale agreement . |
| 30 | He rang the Wallis 's number twice more during a period of five days and each time got the answerphone . |