Example sentences of "be [verb] for a few months " in BNC.

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1 Some of the young calves are fattened on the farms but many are reared for a few months and then sold for fattening in central or eastern Britain .
2 With great reluctance , Reagan bowed to pressure from his advisers and compromised the Kemp-Roth principle somewhat by agreeing that the first cut should be delayed for a few months and reduced to 5 per cent in the first year with 10 per cent cuts in years two and three .
3 Another method of birth control must be used for a few months until two consecutive tests show there are no sperm left .
4 A spokesman for the Assembly stated that it was hoped to hold elections by the end of 1992 , but that they might have to be postponed for a few months given the parlous state of the country .
5 This alleyway was shut for a few months and we Hello .
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