Example sentences of "[verb] a short period [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Naturally , losing an order is a serious matter , but with job production it normally means waiting a short period before being asked to quote again for a different job , whereas with flow production it might be two years before the model is changed and the opportunity is provided to quote again ( by which time the buyer might have forgotten the existence of the salesperson ! ) . |
| 2 | It is more likely , however , that it represents a short period of dry climate when there were frequent brush fires . |
| 3 | Mr Prescott said : ‘ If private capital can not produce the goods as it said it could , they should be given a short period of time to clear the mess up , or we will take it over . |
| 4 | The purchaser of shares usually receives a short period of interest-free credit due to settlement lag . |
| 5 | Allow a short period of silence when the first reading is finished . |
| 6 | It provides them with an opportunity to spend a short period of time , usually two or three weeks , at work , doing a job , but also asking questions and canvassing a range of opinions on a variety of issues . |
| 7 | Patients who require a short period of removal from stress . |
| 8 | At the end of the exercise have a short period of conversation while you concentrate on the fingertips on your larynx and on feeling the right degree of voice volume , your friend keeping check for you on the right amount of voice volume and indicating if it becomes too loud or too quiet . |
| 9 | They spend a short period at home full time while their children are small , then look for a job that will fit in with their family commitments . |
| 10 | The eggs are not immediately infective , but need a short period outside the body to mature . |