Example sentences of "[conj] a short period " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was also the occasional case of petty theft , street fighting or traffic offences which often ended up with a plea of Guilty and a fine of a few dollars or a short period in goal . |
| 2 | Although a short period of unemployment may be unwelcome and will certainly cause hardship , it is not necessarily disastrous . |
| 3 | yeah but he wondered if just that a short period of time could just get your Lordship a question of |
| 4 | After a long period of depression , and a short period of training , he had taken on a new career — one which also demanded dexterity with the hands : that of a mortician . |
| 5 | And it would in our view give a more accurate reflection of current trends if a shorter period were used . |
| 6 | Wrangham , after a short period of ecological work , remarked that ‘ herd formation clearly involves costs even at the beginning of the wet season , when a grazing animal should have the best food supply of the year ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ All Europeans who deal with the Masai inevitably , after a short period , appreciate that the Masai have certain characteristics which we , the British , deeply applaud ’ , wrote the District Commissioner in charge of Narok in 1955 . |
| 8 | After a short period Lymn took Rambush into partnership , forming the gas and chemical engineering firm of Lymn & Rambush . |
| 9 | On re-entering the RAF , DCT was made an acting wing commander and , after a short period , was given command of No 77 Squadron flying Whitleys which , with his background , must have been a daunting experience . |
| 10 | Happily , after a short period , this was rectified and he commanded No 10 Squadron with Halifaxes . |