Example sentences of "[vb pp] after a [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the monies are not claimed after a further period ( usually 6 or 12 years ) then the bidder will be released from its payment obligation and the moneys paid back to it . |
| 2 | Yet it is known that between one third and one half of mentally handicapped people currently resident in mental handicap hospitals should not be in hospital and could be either immediately discharged or discharged after a short period of training . |
| 3 | It is usually closed after a limited period , whereas the underwriting of a rights issue , especially where the rights issue is conditional on the success of the offer ( because the outcome of the offer is not guaranteed ) , may result in a longer underwriting commitment period and consequently higher underwriting costs . |
| 4 | Although mistrusting children , he showed an absorbed interest as he took the photographs and gazed at Henrietta ( fourteen ) , Samantha ( just ten ) and the baby Jacqueline ( now three and born after a long period during which Hugh had displayed a lack of interest in physical contact ) . |
| 5 | Such a clock will wake an individual when a certain stage of the sleep/wake cycle is reached ; if he goes to bed late then that stage will be reached after a shorter period of sleep than usual . |
| 6 | C.1 which are brought after a certain period because the Vendor would otherwise have a contingent liability for six years which is unacceptable ; the Vendor wants to know after a reasonable period that it is free from any further claims . |
| 7 | By a process known as " redetermination of equities " , the interested parties agree that the proportion which their respective stakes bear to one another is to be reassessed after a certain period , or at periodic intervals . |
| 8 | But the designer must not go too far in the other direction by filling the schedule with deeply sensitive and thought-provoking questions so that the respondent is exhausted after a short period . |
| 9 | In many ancient cultures , indeed , the king was ritually sacrificed after a stipulated period of time . |
| 10 | 1976 ) , is being revived after a long period of disrepute . |
| 11 | Similarly , events arising out of long-standing difficulties would increase risk of depression : where , for instance , a husband left home after years of arguing and discord ; a child was arrested for burglary after a long history of behavioural problems at home and school ; or a substantial fine was incurred after a long period of extreme financial difficulty ( Brown et al. , 1987 ) . |
| 12 | The case notes from all patients were reviewed and a follow up questionnaire was sent after a mean period of four years to those 72 still alive , of which 56 replied . |