Example sentences of "a [det] [det] months " in BNC.

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1 A secondary stage follows after a few more months and manifests itself by a rash on the face and body .
2 ‘ But if Mellor had not disputed our bill we could have survived a few more months in the hope that we would sell several houses on our books . ’
3 By the time I had been an intern for a few more months , doing my rounds in my white coat with stethoscope dangling round my neck ( and feeling very important ) , Father had had to close down the second branch , leaving — for the time being — only the original shop which he had opened near the Market Place where the annual Goose Fair was held .
4 But in a few more months , Joyce wrote his apologia and made it clear that despite their apparent freedom of choice , there was in reality only one decision that he could have taken :
5 This work will not be done in a vacuum , but for a problem that has existed for at least a lifetime a few more months of thought might lead to better outcomes , and ones that will be more readily accepted .
6 After a few more months on other farms , he would be ready to start farming himself .
7 She sat dully in the cab while the driver talked non-stop about foreign tourists who would dominate his trade for a few more months to come .
8 Today , we debate a legislative programme that could have been proposed only by a Government who have no purpose other than hanging on to office for a few more months .
9 Obviously , he sees Britain as the sweatshop of the world — he almost said as much — and , if we are unlucky enough to find him in office for more than a few more months , we may find ourselves taking the place previously occupied by the Soviet Union , as Upper Volta with rockets .
10 I went back to my doctor after two months and said well I feel a bit better , can I a few more months .
11 I want to live — just a few more months , just to have time to catch up on old times . ’
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