Example sentences of "few months in [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The prince has come in for a lot of criticism from the UN and the West for spending most of the past few months in China .
2 Here she was , possessed of more than she had ever dreamed of , this house , its comforts and warmth , those servants whose lives were spent in caring for hers , friends such as the Chamberlins who had taken her to their hearts , this first , unforgettable Christmas with all its bounty and then — Michael Swinton , in that bleak and dreary place , with only drunken old Meg and silent Punch , his loneliness accentuated by the life he had known these last few months in London and in the great houses he had stayed in .
3 Mr Rushdie has spent the last few months in Helsinki , Finland , completing a new book .
4 But it is feared mementoes from his first few months in Italy , together with treasured personal belongings may have been snatched .
5 He also said that " we are going to show how a revolution can be enacted through democratic principles , how democracy can be practised with one party " and announced that the National Assembly would reassemble within a few months in order to approve an electoral law which would lead to the holding of direct legislative elections in 1993 .
6 A few months in gaol is the very least you deserve for what you 've done . ’
7 As a result of preparatory work , programmes will be starting in the next few months in Uganda and Tanzania .
8 This means that for a few months in summer it is usually possible to sail right round West Spitsbergen ; if the ship is not too large and is able to land passengers from suitable landing craft , this is the best possible way to explore Spitsbergen .
9 as possible to make it easier for them to set it up , is that we 're hoping to develop within the next er few months in fact , a certification form
10 After a few months in jail for manslaughter , Tepilit could be released : the war effort encouraged flexibility .
11 Mr Kim , a former dissident who had been jailed by a military regime , was reluctant to pick a fight with the brass after only a few months in office .
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