Example sentences of "and [prep] [art] [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moneylender Cash loan usually between £30 and £1,000 from a local firm ( or broker who fixes it with a finance company ) , usually without security and for a fixed period ( anything from days to years ) ; may be paid in fixed instalments or lump sum ; interest rate fixed at start . |
| 2 | The figures for black youngsters excluded indefinitely and for a fixed period were also above average . |
| 3 | Usually the contact is for a specific purpose , and for a recognised period of time . |
| 4 | All models are supplied with a large 50 litre capacity solid grass box and for a limited period only this offer includes a 9in ( 23cm ) comfort trimmer to provide a perfect edge to your lawn or finish off difficult areas to reach . |
| 5 | On graduating he was ordained , and for a short period was a tutor at New College . |
| 6 | These were doubtless satisfactory for the individuals who had collected them and for a short period of time , until perhaps superseded by rulings that were seen to be more appropriate . |
| 7 | She taught briefly in schools in Liverpool , Oban , and Eastbourne , and for a longer period in Tunbridge Wells , but eventually returned to Inverness to keep house for her invalid father , whom she outlived by only two years . |
| 8 | This facing colour was designated as sky-blue for the infantry ; and for a brief period the collar , pointed cuffs , and the flaps of the breast pockets were also seen to display coloured facings . |
| 9 | A successor ( all Heads of Department were eligible for election ) had proved hard to find and for a brief period the chairmanship of the Course had been taken over by the Deputy Director , Brian Tonge . |
| 10 | However , we see the thesis as overambitious since it only holds for certain groups and issues and for a particular period of British politics — and that period , may have passed at least for the moment . |
| 11 | There are some gaps in the surviving records , but for no earlier period , and for no later period before the nineteenth century , can the social fabric of the capital be charted in such a comprehensive way . |
| 12 | The court heard that Ironside had been banned from the roads for two years in May 1990 and for the same period in February 1991 . |
| 13 | 4 In consideration of the above payments the Publisher will be entitled to distribute the Video worldwide and for an unlimited period of time for non-broadcast use only and to use any still photographs in any books published to accompany the Video or in any publicity or promotion material for the Video and accompanying books . |
| 14 | 4 In consideration of the above payments the Publisher will be entitled to distribute the Video worldwide and for an unlimited period of time for non-broadcast use only and to use any still photographs in any books published to accompany the Video or in any publicity or promotion material for the Video and accompanying books . |
| 15 | Throughout her marriage , and during a long period as a single parent , she was a journalist , editing magazines such as Honey , Over 21 , and Working Woman , as well as being Woman 's Page Editor on the Sunday Times and The Independent . |
| 16 | The survey is most interesting in contrasting works from before and during the Nazi period by sculptors whose development was less consistent than Freundlich 's . |
| 17 | In smaller seasonal or residential hotels all the office work could be centralised in the reception office , and during the quiet period on the front desk the receptionist would be expected to carry out the task of maintaining accounting and other records . |
| 18 | Between 1851 and 1901 the agricultural labour force in County Durham dropped from 10,004 to 5,049 , and during the same period many others were thrown out of work when the lead mines closed . |
| 19 | They would operate under a single EC air licence and after a transitional period lasting until April 1 , 1997 , would be free to run domestic services in other EC states . |
| 20 | Finally , from whatever defence line was established and after a long period of mobilization , Nato 's forces ( presumably mostly Anglo-American ) would launch the great counter-offensive . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | His farming having failed , Smith decided to try journalism and after a brief period as correspondent on a provincial newspaper , he went to London to work as secretary to Jerome K. Jerome [ q.v . ] . |
| 23 | The dog will then usually be quiet , and after a short period you can remove the cover . |
| 24 | After being shot down during the Battle of Britain , Stienhilper became a PoW and after a short period in a British camp was transferred to Canada . |
| 25 | In the modern individual such a clearly defined and providential maternal version of the superego does not appear to emerge in quite the same way during and after the oral period , almost certainly because in individual history , unlike that of the culture , the oral period does not follow Oedipal resolution and therefore can not build on an already-existing superego . |
| 26 | Steve Moria 's hat-trick gave Cardiff a 3-1 lead and despite the first period ending 3-3 , the other two were about Racers receiving a harsh lesson in ice hockey as Moria ( with three more ) , John Lawless , and Ian Cooper sealed an 8-3 win . |
| 27 | In the nineteenth century music had come to be regarded as queen of the arts because of its non-imitative qualities , and throughout the Cubist period musical analogies become increasingly frequent . |
| 28 | Already in Predynastic times they were using it to make beads , and throughout the Dynastic period it was employed together with lapis lazuli , carnelian and coloured glass to infill cloisonné work on jewellery , notably on the breast ornaments worn by Tutankhamun ( Plate I ) . |
| 29 | Cedar Health claim that Equi-Strath is a natural restorative for horses in training , competition and hunting and an ideal supplement in helping broodmares maintain their condition both prior to conception and throughout the foaling period . |
| 30 | Mary of Guise had infinitely more ability and determination , but for the first twelve years of the minority she had no official role in government , and throughout the whole period her main interest lay in achieving a French marriage for her daughter , even if that meant doing little about the existence of Protestantism . |