Example sentences of "[art] few months to " in BNC.
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| 1 | That decision may be taken instead by the EC summit due to be held in Rome in 12 months ' time — although the practical effect will be to delay the start of the intergovernmental conference by only a few months to early in 1991 . |
| 2 | The smooth-phrased B.B.C. announcer , the amusing don , the self-confident politician , the jargon-perfect critic , the editor of the literary magazine — all are reducible within a few months to a bewildered defensive creature with hollow cheeks and desperate eyes whose only cares will be to see that he gets his fair share of the potato ration , that nobody steals his bed boards , and that he exchanges his cigarette ends for food or vice versa at the best possible price . |
| 3 | In the past , the young store cattle were sold after a few months to farmers on the UK mainland but recently the EEC has guaranteed high prices for beef and so many farmers have fattened their calves on their own farms . |
| 4 | Average age for the ceasing of menstruation is around 50 , but the hot flushes and sweating that can accompany it are more common after the periods have ended , and may last from just a few months to more than five years . |
| 5 | The mothers talking in this book are mainly in their mid to late teens , with children whose ages range from a few months to four years . |
| 6 | According to the event , the duration of this state may last from just a few months to many years . |
| 7 | Bob did not retire immediately as he has worked on for a few months to introduced new salesmen to their areas . |