Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] [verb] for [art] period " in BNC.

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1 Certainly , these designs were employed for a period of at least forty years , and their designers might not always have seen them in the same light .
2 But the scholars agree that reliable sources are missing for the period from his arrival in Paris in 1906 until the war , and that what there is is superficial and contradictory .
3 Such regions are designated for a period of five years and are specifically defined to be those areas ( NUTS Level II ) where per capita GDP in PPSs is less than 75 per cent of the Community average .
4 Since most theses are lent for a period of one month , it could be that most borrowers are able to digest the contents of theses within this period , but , due to the widespread availability of photocopiers , it is suspected that the regulations on thesis copying are frequently broken .
5 In middle age , at a time when those in other industries were looking for a period of consolidation , the farmer could be faced with problems when a son or daughter ‘ came home ’ .
6 In addition , potential shareholders were offered telephone vouchers or a bonus share issue if the shares were held for a period of three years , in order to try to prevent the immediate sale of shares after the issue .
7 Thus , betas were calculated for the period 1926–31 and portfolios selected from these results ; then the returns were estimated for these portfolios using data from the period 1932 .
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