Example sentences of "and [verb] for [art] [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly , anything suggested by the Progressive Democrats has to be automatically suspect , on the grounds that the Pee Dees are a miserable bunch of motherfuckers who , when Sam Snort grasps the reins of power , will all be rounded up and interned for an indefinite period . |
| 2 | Label and freeze for the recommended period , bearing in mind that the lower your freezer temperature , the longer food can be frozen . |
| 3 | In the Chandni Chowk shopkeepers boarded up their premises , buried their treasure and prepared for a long period of unrest . |
| 4 | In East Berlin , the well-known opposition figure , Pastor Rainer Eppelmann , said the talks set an example for the whole country , and called for a two-week period of calm on the streets . |
| 5 | However , perhaps he could be more generous , given the present need for investment , and allow for a limited period , such as that which operated when the right hon. Member for Blaby ( Mr. Lawson ) was Chancellor . |
| 6 | If an antidepressant is indicated , it should be used in a full therapeutic dose and continued for an appropriate period of time . |
| 7 | Short-term wage work is work that is paid for and contracted for a specific period of time , whether that be a day or a season . |