Example sentences of "[noun] for a few months " in BNC.
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| 1 | The downfall of Mrs Thatcher , the arrival of John Major at 10 Downing Street and the Gulf War took the spotlight away from the Group 's activities for a few months . |
| 2 | The third-ranking member of the CPV politburo , he had served as acting Premier for a few months in 1988 following the death of Pham Hung , but had then been dislodged from the post by the more conservative Do Muoi . |
| 3 | J. C. E. Roberts , welcomed all present and remarked that although the Society had only been in existence for a few months , much had already been done and the Society had a firm foundation on which to build . |
| 4 | You 'll see there that like most of his kind he was detained without trial for a few months under Regulation 18B-in nineteen forty . ’ |
| 5 | It remained his seat for a few months short of thirty years . |
| 6 | Mr Chairman erm I would like personally take up a suggestion that was in The Star about the possibility of a regional company being based at the playhouse in other words for a few months I would see it as people getting to know this company and rather like a repertory theatre of old then people would want to come and see these people in different roles and I think that would add to the you know repetitive . |
| 7 | After had been at U.C.L. for a few months , the C.R.C . |
| 8 | Like no way I 've been out of work for a few months |
| 9 | Before the 1965 Immigration Act , Mirpuri and Bengali families would send their sons to England for a few months or a few years at a time . |
| 10 | Johnson was highly ranked but had been based in England for a few months under ten years . |
| 11 | Your lender and insurance company may put your endowment on ice for a few months . |
| 12 | Children with considerable learning problems were removed from mainstream classes for a few months and taught by a specially appointed additional teacher . |
| 13 | Often the reaction to other foods is only temporary — if they are eliminated from the diet for a few months they can be eaten again without difficulty . |
| 14 | Dare I say that a set of vintage pickups and a lick of conductive paint would almost complete the sonic illusion , in the same way that burying the neck and body in peat for a few months would crown the guitar 's appearance ! |
| 15 | I always turn them upside down or against the wall for a few months and then I might become curious and look again . |
| 16 | When your programme is fully finished , continue to weigh each day for a few months . |
| 17 | That case is not expected to come to court for a few months and Dairy Crest wanted to stop him trading in the meantime . |
| 18 | I have owned a GameBoy for a few months now , and still use it . |
| 19 | A few months after I left I met someone else and we had a wonderful relationship for a few months , but then guilt reared its ugly head and Marie persuaded me to go back because I 'd left her with two children . |
| 20 | The more common response was a temporary lull in the onslaught of behavioural difficulties for a few months before and after adoption . |
| 21 | Still , most of us were glad to be relieved of responsibility for our failing learners for a few months . |
| 22 | It was only fair that Neil Kinnock should be allowed to relinquish his post quickly , although the possibility of Roy Hattersley stepping in as deputy for a few months was ruled out too early . |
| 23 | If you are not aware that your eating habits change depending on the time of your menstrual cycle , it would be worth keeping diary for a few months to check . |
| 24 | Nancy Ball had only been with Hugo for a few months and it was much longer than that since Harriet had visited him at the office . |
| 25 | Her boyfriend , having disappeared during her pregnancy , returned and acted like a concerned father for a few months after the baby was born , even coming to live in Joanne 's house , but then left as suddenly as he had come , and all the family feel very bitter about this . |
| 26 | I had been in Styal for a few months and I kept putting in for an open prison , but they kept saying no . |
| 27 | He will stay on in a consultancy role for a few months until his successor settles into the job . |
| 28 | Seems she 's been seeing Mr Marumba for a few months . |
| 29 | After we had been constantly studying the sky for a few months and getting the feel of things , we did tend to develop a sixth sense regarding the weather , a bit like farmers . |
| 30 | ‘ Timothy , four , has been learning cello for a few months and loves it . ’ |