Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun] period before " in BNC.
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| 1 | Patients kept a detailed record of their food consumption over a three day period before their first follow up appointment in the maintenance phase of the study and also described their normal physical activity . |
| 2 | They want at least a five-year transition period before Europe 's exchange rates are locked for good . |
| 3 | However , the government demanded a five-year grace period before paying into the UN-supervised compensation fund for Kuwaiti victims of Iraq 's occupation and the ensuing war , on the grounds that it had to meet domestic needs first , including the US$194,000 million cost of reconstruction . |
| 4 | After a ground refuelling at Omsk , he would have a two-hour rest period before flying on to his home base at Kharkov . |
| 5 | It might reasonably be expected that a child placed in a special class would make more progress after the placement than during a comparable time period before the placement . |