Example sentences of "[v-ing] [art] few month " in BNC.
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1 | Richard had only been climbing a few months , but he was as strong as an ox and had no respect for tradition ( he did n't know all the horror stories ) . |
2 | Would the sand tend to compact , and need thorough cleaning or replacing every few months ? |
3 | This chart indicates the ownership of equipment as we went to press in January 1991 , but the pattern is developing every few months as companies change hands . |
4 | Mr Turner , a retired electronics computer engineer , and Mr Hubbard were among 85 training on HMS Defiant at Devonport but finished training a few months apart and lost touch in 1953 . |
5 | The prices crash has resulted in used hot hatchbacks selling for up to £1,000 less than they were fetching a few months ago , according to Mr Tom Atkins , general manager of BRS Car Auctions , Stoke . |
6 | Just as the Prime Minister , or whoever briefed him , will be doing a few months after that when he tells the House that the report that Summerchild was working on was the comparability study which has since been published . |
7 | He says you 're expecting him , that you were informed he would be coming a few months ago . |
8 | Well , I mean Brody may be able to survive by not actually only having a few months between doing it and being revived I think . |
9 | After spending a few months gauging public reaction , West Mercia Police intend to use him as a kerbside deterrent against speeding . |
10 | ( Oh , yes , I had learnt to play this whilst spending a few months in a rotting gaol due to one of the many misunderstandings which plagued my life . ) |
11 | For example , in 1980 the Home Secretary , William Whitelaw , introduced the ‘ short , sharp , shock ’ punishments for young offenders , involving a few months ' strict discipline and almost para-military training in detention centres . |
12 | Following a few months at University College London , in 1932 he went to Emmanuel College , Cambridge , where he received a double first in the natural sciences tripos , 1934 and 1935 . |