Example sentences of "[vb base] be [verb] for [adj] month " in BNC.
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| 1 | she said ‘ We 've been going for two months with very long hours . ’ |
| 2 | • In rare instances , new-born babies have been studied for several months in a constant environment in a hospital ward . |
| 3 | The trouble is my boyfriend , with whom I have been living for six months , thinks I should use the money to pay off our overdraft . |
| 4 | Second meetings , as required by law , have been fixed for next month . |
| 5 | Two huntsmen have been jailed for two months for knocking down a hunt saboteur with a four wheeled buggy . |
| 6 | They are part of a BMS Action Team and have been working for six months of mission in France . |
| 7 | ‘ I have been working for 19 months and was on the dole for five years before that , ’ he said . |
| 8 | ‘ What is the true financial cost to the public of this deal , and why we have been deceived for 16 months ? ’ |
| 9 | Additionally , if you have received treatment or advice for a medical condition during the 2 years before taking up the Hospital Income Plan , your cover for the condition commences after you have been insured for 24 months or if you are admitted to hospital for that condition during this period then as soon after the 24 months as you have been free of in-patient treatment for 12 months . |
| 10 | The presenters have been suspended for three months . |