Example sentences of "be [verb] [adj] months ago " in BNC.
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| 1 | Agreed , the appointment had been made two months ago . |
| 2 | As a matter of authenticity , and given that the appointment had been made two months ago and that perhaps Mr Gajdusek might need a little reminder , she took the letter from its envelope while , his touch again tingling , again gentle , he smoothed some cream over her bruises . |
| 3 | The Japanese hi-fi 's clapped out , the VW should have been replaced 18 months ago , and that new Miele dishwasher does n't quite fit alongside the Swedish fridge . |
| 4 | I asked for this to be arranged twelve months ago , but it is still in the hands of the solicitor , who does not answer letters . |
| 5 | NCP leases the car park above Presto in East Street , Darlington , from the local authority which recommended the upper deck be closed eight months ago after crash barriers were discovered to be unsafe . |
| 6 | Action might have been taken two months ago . |
| 7 | Since they were erected four months ago , at a cost of ten thousand pounds , they 've been daubed with paint and stuffed with litter . |
| 8 | Flowerbed obstacles were installed several months ago in both Magdalen Road and Howard Street , but have won few friends . |
| 9 | Informal approaches were made six months ago to companies in the United States , Japan and France to see if they would be interested in supplying fuel for the advanced gas-cooled reactors at a considerably lower price than charged by British Nuclear Fuels . |
| 10 | Preparations for the his-and-hers festive cards were made some months ago . |
| 11 | Taxpayers ' anger is expected to be hottest in London and the southeast , where property values have collapsed since they were assessed 21 months ago . |
| 12 | Taxpayers ' anger is expected to be hottest in London and the South East , where property values have collapsed since they were assessed 21 months ago . |
| 13 | A couple of bands were hired several months ago to jolly up the celebrations , whose main participants appeared to be trade unionists who had been on free holidays to one of the last proletarian paradises . |
| 14 | They were introduced seven months ago . |
| 15 | The bonds were issued seven months ago . |
| 16 | THE back office problems that lead to last month 's supension of Dumenil unit trusts were identified six months ago in a document that put the group up for sale . |
| 17 | THE back office problems that led to last month 's suspension of Dumenil unit trusts were identified six months ago in a document that put the group up for sale . |
| 18 | His last novel , Forward the Foundation , was completed two months ago . |
| 19 | David McNeill , 59 , senior depute education director , will receive a lump sum of at least £74,000 and an annual pension of more than £24,000 in the deal , which was arranged some months ago . |
| 20 | Becky Palk was attacked fifteen months ago , and was left requiring extensive plastic surgery . |
| 21 | It was imposed fourteen months ago , following nationalist protests in which about fifty people died . |
| 22 | Planning permission was granted two months ago but the generating company , National Power , has only just decided to go ahead . |
| 23 | Texas Instruments , Sun 's co-developer and fabricator , said that the ‘ business decision ’ to start ramping-up production of the smaller chips at the expense of fussing over the 50MHz part was made two months ago , because Sun could n't wait any longer . |
| 24 | But Dr Jaleel , who will represent Darlington , said the decision to hold the conference was made six months ago and was not about politics . |
| 25 | ‘ This was written fourteen months ago , ’ he said quietly . |
| 26 | When Maastricht was agreed 11 months ago , all countries pledged to ratify it before the end of this year . |
| 27 | The London-based Social and Community Planning Research organisation was commissioned nine months ago to carry out a special study of Employment Training . |
| 28 | Sam weighed only 1lb 6oz when he was born 18 months ago . |
| 29 | Rachel , who is their first baby , was born eight months ago . |
| 30 | She was born nine months ago after he was interned . |