Example sentences of "but [prep] [art] last [adj] months " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have been keeping tropical fish for some twenty years , but for the last two months I have been cursed with a problem which I can not solve . |
| 2 | His dissertation was nearly finished but for the last six months he had almost stopped work on it and had devoted himself entirely to his passion , a crusade against nuclear power . |
| 3 | He was n't yet quite in the Michael jackson class , but for the last few months the little boy had been difficult in the extreme . |
| 4 | But in the last twelve months the fury of the entire national had been aroused against him by an aged , exiled cleric for whom he had only contempt . |
| 5 | But in the last six months his father 's image had begun to intrude on his consciousness at odd moments , in the middle of a meeting , across a boardroom table , in a gesture , the droop of an eyelid , the tone of a voice , the line of a speaker 's mouth , the shape of fingers splayed to an open fire . |
| 6 | But in the last few months he 's had a lot to cope with following the death of his best friend in a road accident . |
| 7 | But in the last 15 months , the Association has made tremendous progress . ’ |
| 8 | But in the last three months the shares have enjoyed a good ride , jumping 40p to nearly 280p . |
| 9 | But within the last three months — and four London gigs — their set 's fitted perfectly into place . |
| 10 | But over the last twelve months the trickle of disclosures , has grown into a river of revelations . |