Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] months [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah she 'd been in there about seven or eight months I think . |
| 2 | And er he was there er two blokes had to get come get chains and get him out of it and all that and here was n't a scratch on him but erm he was off for about five or six months you know he had ee ee this brain tests and everything , the shock had er he was quite bad for some time . |
| 3 | After a gap of two or three months we moved on to Chris Kinsey , who 's done the last six or seven Stones albums among other things . |
| 4 | Erm within the last two or three months I think they 've appointed three or four non-executive directors . |
| 5 | Then after two or three months she had had enough so she did n't give her pay packet in at all . |
| 6 | Whether it 's gon na take two years or twelve months I do n't know . |
| 7 | ‘ Over the last four or five months we 've become static and a little stale ’ , said a March 1969 editorial under the headline ‘ What we want to hear from you ’ . |
| 8 | And then she 's been average on the last three or four months she 's been on eight stone . |
| 9 | Although in September 1939 he did not seem sure whether he would be able to compose any more poetry — it was a time when any kind of " plan " seemed futile — within three or four months he did start work upon another poem . |
| 10 | Werner came to our rescue with the loan of a hundred dollars , which would have to see us through the three or four months it might take us to reach Aru . |
| 11 | We should be getting at least to March all supplied from us now for the next three or four months it should all be from us . |
| 12 | Baron Hans-Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza officially confirmed on 12 February that within one or two months he will agree to the permanent disposition of his 800 paintings now leased to the Spanish government and housed in the Palace of Villahermosa , Madrid ( just across the road from the Prado ) and at the Monastery of Pedralbes , Barcelona . |
| 13 | ‘ I think that in six or seven months I 'll be much more competitive and able to do more justice to myself , ’ he said , adding that his current form in matches fell well below the standard he is reaching in practice . |
| 14 | If you wish to drive for longer than 12 months you must apply for a UK licence within 12 months of becoming resident . |
| 15 | In view of the growing international concern about the use of children and young people in various conflicts , especially in third-world countries , how on earth can the Minister possibly justify a situation in this country whereby a young lad can join the Army at the age of 16 , or in some cases at the age of 15 , but if he changes his mind and wants to leave after serving more than six months he can not do so and is forced to continue in the armed services until the age of 21 ? |
| 16 | His methods and his diligence were such that in less than six months he had completed the work which had been expected to take 2 to 3 years . |
| 17 | In less than three months he , too , had moved — to a cottage just outside the village , where he took up gardening and fishing with great energy and enthusiasm . |
| 18 | Yet for more than three months he has had in his hands the report by the Select Committee on Members ' Interests which recommends changes in the registration of commercial lobbying interests . |
| 19 | In less than five months he would have finished his studies here . |
| 20 | For more than two months he was at peace with himself and the world . |
| 21 | and then if you 'd been off sick at all you had to make that time up as well so it was about four years and six months I did there altogether . |
| 22 | By about eight months of age most infants are capable of retrieving completely hidden objects ; but between eight and twelve months they show another intriguing pattern of errors . |
| 23 | Nine years and two months I 've been in love with Chris . ’ |
| 24 | SIMON PARKE became the youngest male player to represent England when at the age of 17 years and two months he helped his country to a second 3-0 victory in the World Team Championships here yesterday , this time against the hosts . |
| 25 | I moved from Nazeing into Harlow because my house was condemned at Nazeing and I had to come into a Council house at , and erm , from I had erm , when I came from Nazeing I had erm , three sons three sons then and when I got to , I 'd been here a year and then I had another son and after that er , when he was about two years and four months I had a daughter , but unfortunately I lost her with heart trouble and er she only lived four months and I lost her and er , er I stayed there , stayed there and , in and after that I moved to because it was a bit larger house for my family you see and from erm I was there several years and er stayed there and I had erm oh first of all I , I had my twins , my twin boys after I lost the daughter , I had twin boys and they , I went to I suppose about two years and four months between and I wanted to adopt a little girl but they would n't let , my hubby said no and so then I er , sort of see if I get a little girl and I had twin boys did n't I , and I 'm still in , I 'm in and after er after I had the twins when I was about er forty two if I did had another boy which is the one I 've got , the last one up there of my eight , I ended up with eight boys |
| 26 | Two years later when I was sixty and four months I was made redundant quite happy . |