Example sentences of "very [adj] period [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | For , despite acquiring a mass of archival material stretching over a very long period of time , the Chinese never developed anything corresponding to the modern Western concept of history . |
| 2 | The fact that it is very difficult to do does n't prevent a lot of people wishing to achieve it , but it is very seldom that , in the industrial world , anybody has achieved and held continuously a pre-eminent position over a very long period of time . |
| 3 | Fact : The authors have chosen here to quote undiscounted and out-of-date figures although they make much play of discount rates elsewhere in their article and must be aware that the decommissioning costs concerned arise over a very long period of time stretching to the end of the twenty-first century and beyond . |
| 4 | One possibility would be a statutory reformulation of Rylands v. Fletcher shorn of the qualifications and defences which so emasculate it now , perhaps on the lines of the Restatement , which imposes strict liability on one who carries on an ‘ abnormally dangerous activity , ’ but this would be open to varying judicial inclinations and would give rise to considerable uncertainty for a very long period of time . |
| 5 | One , for example , oh five , six years ago , perhaps more , time passes so quickly erm on the Lewes to Wych Cross road , closed the road at Dane Hill for a very long period of time , while the road was completely reconstructed . |
| 6 | In a very short period of time the education officer has probably found him/herself in school discussing these very issues with headteachers at the same time as presenting an interpretation of the detailed policy position of the elected members . |
| 7 | But unless you are absolutely certain that you will be able to get back on top of things within a very short period of time , do n't do it . |
| 8 | In these tests , two lines of obviously different lengths are exhibited for a very short period of time , and the subject has to say whether the right or the left line was the longer . |
| 9 | And then there was this tremendous musical development in a very short period of time — one or two generations — and by the twenties they 're playing jazz-swing , very well . ’ |
| 10 | Growing sugar and preparing it for shipping to London was harder work than growing and curing tobacco , and a much larger labour force was needed for the process of harvesting the cane and crushing it which had to be done in a very short period of time . |
| 11 | The SS-1 supercomputer is nearly finished , but some parts still must be completed , the company told the Milwaukee Sentinel : ‘ In a very short period of time , we could be walking that machine out the door to a customer , ’ a spokesman told the Sentinel — ‘ It 's just a shame that IBM does n't have the vision they ought to have . ’ |
| 12 | but unless you are absolutely certain that you will be able to get back on top of things within a very short period of time , do n't do it . |
| 13 | If the oil film breaks down momentarily for a very short period of time that little bit of carbon that four percent carbon in the cast iron will actually stop the aluminium sticking to the cylinder . |
| 14 | So if we hear any screeching noises or bells , which er do n't turn off after a very very short period of time , we are to er make our way in an orderly fashion to the er base of the staircase of the fire escape , following the fire escape er signs . |
| 15 | Virgin will not pull it off if they add too much capacity in too many routes in a very short period of time , because filling capacity is becoming increasingly difficult . |
| 16 | But within a very short period of time the ideological balance of power in the town shifts dramatically . |
| 17 | Comparison of the contents of the first two editions of Craig 's ‘ Geology of Scotland ’ , published in 1965 and 1983 , reveals just how completely and all-pervasively this change took place over a very short period of time . |
| 18 | Alright , but you know , you 've got so little time , you know , fifteen minutes is very , very short period of time , so whatever you say |
| 19 | It is a condition to us receiving the special transitional grant , and as we carried out last year , with drafting the agreement , we have a very short period of time in which to put the agreement together . |
| 20 | ‘ Norman Lamont 's speech will fade within a very short period of time . ’ |
| 21 | in , in a very short period of time cos as soon as you get on motorway |
| 22 | very short period of time . |
| 23 | ‘ In the life of any organisation , a centenary is a very considerable period of time , a good deal longer than is given to most of us . |
| 24 | I know not , it may be that Mr is saying this is something that that never it 's never I 've never understood it to be er part of my practice or part of any solicitors practice to offer such a and if we have a solicitor er who has constantly practised in his skills for a very lengthy period of time , that is saying oh yes it is because this , as far as I 'm concerned , standard advice which solicitors should give to clients transactions . |