Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] month " in BNC.
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| 1 | Outer Space has come to ground at Arbikfini , after a nine month gallery orbit via the Laing in Newcastle , Ferens in Hull , and Camden in London . |
| 2 | They were made after a five month investigation codenamed Operation Hydra into the theft and use of credit cards throughout the south-east of England . |
| 3 | After a four month stay with her brother in Zambia , she returned to make a new career in nursing . |
| 4 | But after a four month lay-off the people who have to open them can get rather out of practice , so they 've been sharpening their skills against each other . |
| 5 | McAllister should be on his knees after a gruelling month at Elland Road . |
| 6 | Mick Lyons has departed the scene , All Ireland captain Liam Hayes is still recovering from a broken arm , although one of the sport 's enduring personalities Colm O'Rourke has rejoined the squad after a 10 month absence . |
| 7 | Glenn Hoddle sprung a surprise by playing himself after a 5 month injury lay-off and in the opening minute Swindon were crowing ; just 30 seconds had gone , when Shaun Close set the match rolling with a freak of a goal . |
| 8 | Les McJannet played his first game after a two month lay off , but only the ever improving Ellison made an impression , especially on watching Celtic manager Liam Brady . |
| 9 | Details of these notifications are summarised in Table B. The Commission found that five of the transactions notified did not fall within the jurisdiction of the Merger Regulation , and 52 notifications were cleared after a one month preliminary review . |
| 10 | After a six month investigation detectives beleive they 've smashed the gang behind a series of raids in West London and the Thames Valley area . |
| 11 | National collection of modern and contemporary art will open in May after a seventeen month delay |
| 12 | Tony Wilkinson , known in the industry as one of the pioneers of the lager revolution in Britain , has died after a 15 month battle against cancer . |
| 13 | After a few months , the controversy settled down , and the Department of Conservation announced a 3-year research programme to provide the answers to key questions about the status of banks Peninsula population of Hector 's dolphin . |
| 14 | Already , after a few months ' acquaintance , he complained to Harry of ‘ this hideous analysis which so masters me ’ and he tried to express Helen 's profound effect upon him : ‘ I always wonder when I look at her or think of her . |
| 15 | Although change in weight is very noticeable after a few months or a year , it simply is not detectable by just looking at physical shape on a daily basis . |
| 16 | After a few months the initial enthusiasm for d-i-y started to wane , and the pace slowed right down as most of the rooms were completed . |
| 17 | They were also handicapped as conmen by not being able to master the language so , after a few months , they landed back in England with altered names and appearances . |
| 18 | After a few months he had borrowed enough money to set up a drug store in Sydney . |
| 19 | After a few months however , Mr Wilson had been recalled to London as the head of his company had been tragically killed in an automobile accident . |
| 20 | After a few months though he seemed to accept the situation . |
| 21 | I did resent her quite a lot for what she did but it gave way after a few months . |
| 22 | After a few months as a general news reporter I was given a wider range of assignments and when Jim Miller left , my regular beats included the monthly School Board meetings and the daily Police Court and High Court sessions . |
| 23 | In the past , the young store cattle were sold after a few months to farmers on the UK mainland but recently the EEC has guaranteed high prices for beef and so many farmers have fattened their calves on their own farms . |
| 24 | I remember when after a few months in uniform duty , walking the beat , I was on West End Road , next to the Olympic Theatre , where there had been a building site and there was Collins World Fair there . |
| 25 | So the company decided , after a few months of running in service , to adopt a 1 in 100 coning which was reputed to give almost as good riding qualities at high speed , and did not suffer from the disadvantage of excessive flange wear . |
| 26 | After a few months the Girls would be sent to perform in casinos , mainly dotted round the south of France and Monte Carlo . |
| 27 | After a few months of this kind of thing , it was a wonder we did n't automatically walk out of our homes every hour , on the hour , when we were on leave , to look at the weather . |
| 28 | After a few months of doing this several times each day and night , most of us could plot at the same speed as the information came in on the teleprinter . |
| 29 | After a few months of getting the house in order , Elaine became as restless as the stereotyped male executive and persuaded Louise to move out into the country . |
| 30 | Immediately after the eruption , there is lots of dust and not much acid ; after a few months , there is plenty of acid but little dust . |