Example sentences of "place [prep] a [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | The latter accepts shelf-life [ i.e. that books will be available in the same place for a reasonable period of time ] as part of the process , the librarian-disposer wants quick clearance . |
| 2 | I have not spoken in this place for a considerable period of time . |
| 3 | takes place during a particular period and in a particular environment . |
| 4 | The printing of De revolutionibus took place during a tense period when the freedom of Protestants and the independence of Nuremberg were being threatened by Catholic authorities . |
| 5 | These movements are preprogrammed " ballistic " responses whose velocities are determined by the anticipated distance of travel , ensuring that the eye arrives at the right place after a fixed period of time . |
| 6 | Mr Jack Adams , chairman of the union side , said that action would have to take place within a 28-day period from yesterday 's anouncement or it would be ruled out of order . |
| 7 | It is accordingly advisable for the lease to contain a right to terminate the lease if reinstatement has not taken place within a reasonable period . |
| 8 | The hon. Gentleman will be aware that the changes will take place over a four-year period . |
| 9 | Iron fittings could replace wooden components gradually , allowing major alterations to take place over a long period . |
| 10 | It had to take place over a long period , in the face of a prodigious number of uncontrolled variables which were likely to confuse the outcome . |
| 11 | The solidarity of the community is strengthened … by a shared history of living and working in one place over a long period of time … . |
| 12 | It follows that behind every statement we make about the historical Jesus there has to be a tacit qualification : ‘ We are told this by such-and-such an evangelist , writing in a particular literary mode , far a particular audience , in a particular place at a particular period of history . ’ |