Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [adv] for [adj] months " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Probyn 's husband has told police that the pair , who 've been living apart for several months , had a row . |
| 2 | His tenure of the post was short : his health had been declining progressively for several months as a result of overwork , and he died 5 February 1882 at his home at 7 Cornwall Street , Edinburgh . |
| 3 | If you are going abroad for three months or more , tell your local social security office well in advance . |
| 4 | Pensions can be paid to an overseas address , if you are going abroad for three months or more . |
| 5 | Ideally , the EC Commission would step in with a way to prevent the disruption of trade ; but it has been trying unsuccessfully for many months to steer a directive on packaging waste through the council of ministers . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'd been working solidly for eighteen months , ’ she pointed out . |