Example sentences of "[adj] period [prep] time [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So we are talking in general terms about being willing to share our time , energy , space and care , particularly with people who have been recently bereaved through some major form of loss , maybe for a shod period of time while they readjust , maybe for a long time as the person or people involved learn to face life 's vicissitudes alone . |
| 2 | I lived with my husband for er , three and a half years , and I knew him for a good number of years before then , so we made a joint decision after that period of time that we were , wanted to commit ourselves |
| 3 | Okay , fair enough , it was turned over on appeal eventually erm but erm it was a bit of a miscarriage of justice being kept in prison for that period of time until it was overturned pleaded guilty to another murder but that 's by the by . |
| 4 | As its name implies , this is based on your average earnings over the total period of time that you are participating in the scheme . |
| 5 | And thirdly we have to satisfy you that in the circumstances of the operation the police were justified in restraining Mr with handcuffs for the short period of time that he was restrained and in addition Mrs who you will remember was restrained in her lounge , she was told she could n't leave the lounge , again for a few minutes . |
| 6 | You can borrow small sums for a short period of time or you can borrow large amounts for many years , such as a mortgage . |
| 7 | As part of the deal with AA , he was required to stay with the firm for the same period of time that he had spent in the US . |
| 8 | Second , under the proposals , established partners who anticipate retiring after the five-year transitional relief has expired will pay tax in respect of a greater period of time than they have actually been a partner . |