Example sentences of "was [verb] [prep] a [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mill-pond was drained for a three-year period in order to allow some necessary excavation . |
| 2 | Therefore , in the subsequent 56 patients adjuvant therapy with chenodeoxycholic acid 7 mg/kg/day and ursodeoxycholic acid 5 mg/kg/ day was given for an arbitrary period of three months after the procedure . |
| 3 | It is widely accepted that the Industrial Revolution in the eighteenth century was preceded by a long period of gradual economic growth , but when the upturn began remains uncertain . |
| 4 | Admittedly the current burst of improvement dates back only to the Renaissance , which was preceded by a dismal period of stagnation , in which European scientific culture was frozen at the level achieved by the Greeks . |
| 5 | Unlike a probation order , which was not regarded as a sentence of the Court , a suspended sentence ranked not merely as a sentence , but as a sentence of imprisonment , with a condition attached which activated the element of custodial confinement only if another offence was committed within a stated period of not less than one year nor more than two ( originally three ) years . |
| 6 | CND had planned a number of marches in London for that summer but they were affected by a ban on all public processions ( other than those traditionally held ) in the Metropolitan Police District which was imposed for a twenty-eight-day period by the Metropolitan Police Commissioner , with the consent of the Home Secretary , under section 3 of the Public Order Act 1936 . |
| 7 | It was to lead to a long period of self-confessed misery for her , including beatings by her tranquilliser-addicted mother and spells of being locked naked with her sister in cupboards . |
| 8 | This appears to be subject to an exception where the licence was granted for a limited period of time and for a specific purpose . |
| 9 | The concession was granted for a 20-year period , ending in 2011 . |
| 10 | Brussels Cathedral ( 490 ) was built over a long period . |
| 11 | This was built over a long period — both Peter Parler and Rejsek worked on it . |
| 12 | A Face of War was shot over a 97-day period , and portrays the experiences of Mike Company , 3rd Battalion , 7th Marine Regiment ; during this period Jones was wounded twice and one of his photographers once . |
| 13 | He was going through a difficult period . |
| 14 | It 's no exaggeration to say that I owe my start in politics to the G M B because after having worked , as Dick said , for the G M B for a number of years it was the support of the G M B which helped me win the nomination for Chesterly Street and in the early eighties I can remember when er the Labour Party was going through a difficult period it was officials and members of the G M B who were a steadying influence in my constituency , as they have been ever since . |
| 15 | This denial was particularly important , since at the time the Thatcher administration was going through a bad period in terms of popular opinion on issues such as unemployment , social services , and housing . |
| 16 | The closure of the regional offices was phased over an 18-month period and affected 435 staff . |
| 17 | Graduation was followed by a difficult period in consulting and his appointment as assayist to the Royal Mint of Bangkok in 1903 was a welcome relief . |
| 18 | This creative period was followed by an exploitive period in which many theoretical physicists moved in to apply the new mechanics to a host of significant problems . |
| 19 | British case at least , the problem of national or ethnic difference was masked for a long period by development occurring in the peripheries at the same rate and in similar ways to development in industrial England . |
| 20 | He did not spell out what was meant by a limited period , but he will have to tell Hon. Members how long employees will be covered by TOPS before the Minister winds it up and what chance employees or their representatives will have to influence the outcome of negotiations on the way in which the scheme is to be wound up . |
| 21 | Similarly , events arising out of long-standing difficulties would increase risk of depression : where , for instance , a husband left home after years of arguing and discord ; a child was arrested for burglary after a long history of behavioural problems at home and school ; or a substantial fine was incurred after a long period of extreme financial difficulty ( Brown et al. , 1987 ) . |
| 22 | However , under section 13 of the Act of 1988 , the validity of registrations effected under the previous Act was extended for a transitional period until 31 March 1989 . |
| 23 | Improvement was maintained over a follow-up period of six months . |
| 24 | The case notes from all patients were reviewed and a follow up questionnaire was sent after a mean period of four years to those 72 still alive , of which 56 replied . |
| 25 | Schedule 13 , para 7(i) , Local Government Act 1972 required that where expenditure was defrayed by borrowing , a sum equivalent to an instalment of principal and interest was debited to the relevant operating statement so that the loan was repaid over a specified period of years . |
| 26 | He was rewarded with the first Presidency of the BDDA and was reelected for a total period of twenty-eight years . |
| 27 | It also did so if a property was rented for a qualifying period . |
| 28 | On Jan. 26 , Liu Zihou , a worker , was imprisoned for an undisclosed period for the capital offence of " armed mass rebellion " . |
| 29 | He had n't had to suffer as much as her — I do n't so much mean that , like fishes , his pain threshold was higher than a human being 's ( although I do n't doubt that was the case ) as that he 'd been aware that his son was missing for a shorter period than his wife . |