Example sentences of "have be a [adj] period [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Mr Foster said : ‘ There has been a long period of uncertainty which always causes problems . |
2 | If I sound euphoric I make no apologies , It has been a superb period for English rugby and will also be a hard act to follow , but after the weekend of the Irish visit I am sure that we can go on to even greater things from here . |
3 | The years immediately following 725/6 must have been a crucial period in the establishment of Aethelbald of Mercia 's domination of southern England . |
4 | It had been a hectic period during which we had been under some pressure . |
5 | There had been a recent period of about five weeks during which , Alistair came to realize , he had gone clinically insane . |
6 | The 12 months prior to the August invasion had been a positive period for Jordan . |
7 | His tour of duty as security officer in the Soviet embassy in London had been a miserable period of his life : He had found the English so dull , preoccupied with strikes , a falling balance of payments and high unemployment . |
8 | The last years of Henry VII had been a prosperous period for the port — the average annual sum paid in customs dues from 1504 to 1509 was over £10,000 , and in the early years of Henry VIII a group of merchants had maintained voyages to Brazil . |