Example sentences of "in [noun] [prep] [art] [adj] months " in BNC.
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| 1 | J. C. E. Roberts , welcomed all present and remarked that although the Society had only been in existence for a few months , much had already been done and the Society had a firm foundation on which to build . |
| 2 | Aside from its last-minute agreement with Unix System Labs ( see front ) , SCO was strengthening some other key relationships in preparation for the highly-competitive months ahead for those in the operating system software business . |
| 3 | In contrast to the 12 months taken to draw up the amendments , he allowed a mere six weeks for the councils and people of the Borders to comprehend , communicate and respond to them . |
| 4 | Where the procession has been banned , the penalty for the inciter is slightly higher , a level four fine in addition to the three months ' imprisonment . |
| 5 | Month 3 Paid rent in arrears for the three months amounting to £600 in cash . |
| 6 | Trace Computers Plc blames the fall in turnover for the six months to November 30 ( figures , see page five ) , on a planned reduction in the scale of its computer supplies business , where turnover fell by nearly £1m ; the company managed to shave £122,000 from its administrative and operating costs ; the original businesses of insurance broking systems , property management systems and bespoke software development have continued to prosper , the company says , and the Proteus distribution systems business , consolidated on its return to profits last year ; Trace Financial also made a small profit and there was interest in the BlueChip stockbroking product ; the group is still investing about £2m a year in research and development — with some contribution from its customers ; the Pink networking technology company had a disappointing half year , turning in a small loss after having made a profit last year . |
| 7 | The impact of the two is underlined by the sharp 24.7 per cent drop in turnover in the six months to 31 December , traditionally CALA 's weaker half . |
| 8 | Johnson was highly ranked but had been based in England for a few months under ten years . |
| 9 | For the Reaganites , economic policy was the legislative priority ; first came budget cuts and then tax reduction and it was essential that these should be in place within a few months , before the end of the honeymoon period . |
| 10 | However , there was also a steep fall in sterling in the latter months of 1992 , which caused the sterling expression of our predominantly US dollar debt to rise by £2.0 billion . |
| 11 | Dare I say that a set of vintage pickups and a lick of conductive paint would almost complete the sonic illusion , in the same way that burying the neck and body in peat for a few months would crown the guitar 's appearance ! |
| 12 | Christer Pettersson , who was sentenced for and then acquitted of the murder in February 1986 of the Prime Minister , Olof Palme , was on May 2 , 1990 , awarded 300,000 kronor in damages for the 10 months he had spent in custody . |
| 13 | The first group of paintings in which this new development is clearly visible are the canvases executed during the few weeks spent at La Rue-des-Bois in the autumn and in Paris during the succeeding months . |
| 14 | Thus , our two multi-agency enumeration surveys had identified more than 2,200 individual problem drug users in Wirral in the 24 months ending July 1986 , which is a two-year prevalence rate of 8.4 per 1,000 of the adult population . |
| 15 | I had been in Styal for a few months and I kept putting in for an open prison , but they kept saying no . |
| 16 | There is also a great deal of quite justified apprehension over what is in store in the coming months . |
| 17 | The kit is going on sale in Britain in a few months for around £14,000 and takes between 500 and 1,000 hours to complete . |
| 18 | Inflation , if unchecked , can result in economic and social disorder , as conditions akin to hyper-inflation ( a thousand-fold rise in prices over a few months ) make bank savings worthless . |
| 19 | Those people whose first job on leaving unemployment was a " temporary " one were more likely to suffer multiple spells of unemployment , to hold many jobs , to experience a longer time in unemployment and a shorter time in employment over the 20 months following their initial registration than those whose first job was a " permanent " one [ see Tables 4.3.5 ] . |
| 20 | Th there 's a t three a two year period where you 'll be an improver , where you could have an increase in pay about every six months , bringing you up gradually . |
| 21 | It was too soon to know exactly what would happen to the factories if their efficiency remained in doubt after the 12 months are up , he said . |