Example sentences of "[noun sg] for [adj] [noun pl] of time " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it does n't tie up your money for long periods of time . |
| 2 | Yields in general will tend to be higher for longer term investments , because lenders require to be compensated for giving up their money for long periods of time . |
| 3 | Many people and firms want to borrow money for long periods of time , and yet many depositors want to be able to withdraw their deposits on demand or at short notice . |
| 4 | We postulate that the alternation of homogeneous gabbro and graded layers is produced by a magma chamber that remains below the critical concentration for substantial periods of time and generates a steady accumulation of crystals on the floor in the cotectic proportions . |
| 5 | If there was not a ‘ ceiling ’ to potency level then serial dilution would not be needed to make a remedy , one could simply shake any dilution for different lengths of time as in the example give above . |
| 6 | At a time when structural unemployment means that many — particularly the young — will be out of work for long periods of time , the old individualistic idea that ‘ all we need is a bit of enterprise and motivation ’ seems to get stronger the more inappropriate it becomes . |
| 7 | This is perhaps more evident in the case of longer courses where teachers are displaced from their pedagogic habitat for considerable periods of time , but it exists also in shorter courses . |
| 8 | In the past , support meant removing the child for considerable periods of time into the care of remedial teachers either within the school or coming from outside . |
| 9 | ‘ I simply meant somewhere for Jennifer to go on a regular basis for short periods of time simply to give you both a rest . |
| 10 | The manager produces a whole hospital work-level profile for specific periods of time for a 7-day period . |
| 11 | She still sees Bailey often , gets on extremely well with Catherine , Bailey 's current wife , and if he is out of town for long periods of time , they speak on the telephone . |
| 12 | Contact with other nations ( Egypt in the case of Herodotus ) led to a greater awareness of the past , because of the evidence for long periods of time presented , for example , by the pyramids . |
| 13 | The virtues of granting immunity from prosecution for substantial periods of time are questionable . |
| 14 | ‘ Oh , its been a strain — I did n't mind at first because she 'd stay down at her flat for short periods of time , but obviously as her memory 's got worse she does n't realise that she 's got a flat , and the only thing she knows is in here , and this is the only place she wants to be — here . |
| 15 | Try to limit juice and other sugary drinks to mealtimes when they 'll do the least damage , dilute them well and do n't give them in a bottle used as a dummy because these bathe the teeth in sugar for long periods of time . |
| 16 | These animals possess the remarkable ability to withstand intense heat and drought for prolonged periods of time . |
| 17 | This enables underwater operation for long periods of time . |
| 18 | It became clear therefore , that this text , as a class reader , had a large audience for sustained periods of time . |
| 19 | The Leyden jar was simply a primitive condenser , capable of storing static electricity for short periods of time , and more refined experiments had to await the invention of reliable sources of electric current . |
| 20 | Studying the body clock for extended periods of time |
| 21 | The plug remains in the vagina for varying lengths of time ( up to I 8 h ) . |
| 22 | This also implies a positive relationship between volume and volatility for fixed intervals of time , as argued by Clark ( 1973 ) . |