Example sentences of "[noun sg] has [vb pp] [prep] a period " in BNC.
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| 1 | My belief is that our good practice has evolved over a period of more than 50 years and that it has developed in classrooms through the dedicated expertise of British teachers enjoying the relative freedom traditionally allowed within our education system . |
| 2 | The following fall into this category : ( i ) step-parents ; ( ii ) anyone with whom the child has lived for a period of three years within the last five ; the relevant period of three years need not be continuous but must not have ended more than three months before the application is made ; ( iii ) where the child is in care , anyone who has the consent of the local authority ; ( iv ) where the child is not in care , anyone who has the consent of each person with parental responsibility for the child . |
| 3 | the failure has continued for a period of , or periods amounting to , at least five years , |
| 4 | Answer guide : To provide a guide to the way in which a business has performed over a period of time . |
| 5 | Indeed this emphasis has persisted into a period where , in the new media , large-scale organizations are in fact available for analysis . |
| 6 | CHESAPEAKE BAY Has created over a period of about 17000 years . |
| 7 | It has to be admitted that the railway has passed through a period of financial difficulty but now appears to be settled and operating a successful service of trains . |
| 8 | Does he further agree that the time has come for a period of consolidation ? |