Example sentences of "and [prep] [num] months " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ A person shall , so long as he is , and for twelve months after he ceases to be , a member of a local authority , be disqualified for being appointed by that authority to any paid office , other than to the office of chairman or vice-chairman . |
| 2 | He had been through school and university , he had travelled the world , he had completed five years in the armed forces , he had flown fighter planes and helicopters — and for nine months had had command of a mine hunter in the North Sea . |
| 3 | My wife and I went to Poona and for nine months took charge of the Willingdon Soldiers ' Club , at a time when welfare and amenities work was only just beginning . |
| 4 | For example , bridging loans are given , free of interest , for three months at Henry Sykes , Billiton , Cadbury Schweppes and Pilkingtons and for six months at Brown & Root , Boots ( retail division ) and Cornhill Insurance . |
| 5 | On the first day takings were twenty-seven pounds , seventeen shillings and sixpence and for six months many potential customers walked past assuming it was a wholesale showroom . |
| 6 | ‘ We have used our experience and our ability to sharpen up our image and our content and for six months now have been using full colour every week . ’ |
| 7 | Theodora had followed her brief and for three months she had watched and listened . |
| 8 | But he pulled through , and after 14 months in hospital he was finally allowed home . |
| 9 | The crew fell ill with radiation sickness and after six months , despite intensive care , the radio operator died , the first known victim of the H-bomb . |
| 10 | A deputy is allocated to about half of these tasks and after six months a reallocation of tasks may be requested in accordance with skills , interests and time available . |
| 11 | Unfortunately it had no effect in controlling algae , and after six months was itself covered in algae . |
| 12 | Now attention shifted away from Meehan and on to Waddell , then back in Barlinnie for stabbing a man with a knife and a saw ; and after six months of investigations by two senior police officers , he was arrested , brought to Edinburgh and charged with the murder of Mrs Ross . |
| 13 | A month later I saw something bright green there , and after six months I had a very small field of corn . |
| 14 | And after fourteen months up here I can still get lost . |
| 15 | And so me brother and I , who was a twin , were put into the choir as probationers , like today 's police force , and after twelve months we 'd passed all the necessary tests for the vicar and became chororists with the choir and graduated through it . |
| 16 | You work forty years of your life you 're made redundant all that time you paid insurance , tax and after twelve months they 've got the gall to take money you paid all your life off your unemployment and throw you on income . |
| 17 | Soon , however , it became clear that Cruikshank had promised more than he could deliver , and after two months of waiting , all hopes of Adscombe were given Up . |
| 18 | But she persisted , and after two months her bowels were functioning normally , she felt far more energetic , and her joint pains had vanished . |
| 19 | The government rejected these proposals out of hand and after two months dissolved the assembly . |
| 20 | Turkish emissaries arrived in Akkerman on the river Dniester on 24 July / 5 August 1826 , and after two months of intermittent wrangling the Russian and Ottoman Empires agreed a codicil to the 1812 Treaty of Bucharest . |
| 21 | His progress was predictably rapid , and after eighteen months he made the move to television , even though it was only as an assistant on Pets and Vets , an animal welfare show . |
| 22 | ‘ Also , I used to be an up-market wino and after nine months ’ sobriety , I realise what I 'm doing at present is not very fulfilling . |
| 23 | The recurrence rate fell significantly after 12 months in the corrosive group and after 36 months , the recurrence rate was similar to that in the peptic stricture patients . |
| 24 | However , this study was open and only two urine collections were used to assess albumin excretion at baseline and after 12 months . |
| 25 | The recurrence rate in the corrosive group , however , decreased over time , and after 12 months it was significantly ( p<0.001 ) lower than the recurrence rate in the first six months . |
| 26 | However , Denikin 's White armies counter-attacked and after seven months the Red Army was obliged to withdraw . |
| 27 | She was determined to get better , and after seven months she was discharged from in-patient treatment at the rehabilitation unit . |
| 28 | A trap was made near the entrance , and after three months of patience , she was finally caught |
| 29 | I intend to start with the Dwarf Angel , and after three months I will put in a very young Regal Tang , which I would keep until it is three inches long . |
| 30 | The immediate result of George 's absence was the loss of his advice regarding the wine list , about which Olive knew little , and after three months Marie found it necessary to engage a specialist wine waiter . |