Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [art] 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 | Those few studies [ … ] that have reassessed parental characteristics at various ages of the child have shown that even in the course of a few months during infancy there may be drastic changes in a mother 's behaviour-sometimes resulting from changes in the infant 's behaviour , sometimes brought about by extraneous factors . |
9 | Like no way I 've been out of work for a few months |
10 | 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 . |
11 | Johnson was highly ranked but had been based in England for a few months under ten years . |
12 | Your lender and insurance company may put your endowment on ice for a few months . |
13 | A new urgency came when the depressed labourers exploded into protest in the autumn of 1830 , part of troubles that swept much of England in a few months . |
14 | ‘ I shall leave England in a few months ’ time . ’ |
15 | This procedure will achieve temporary relief only since collateral veins are likely to develop across the anastomosis within a few months , and will ultimately bleed . |
16 | Children with considerable learning problems were removed from mainstream classes for a few months and taught by a specially appointed additional teacher . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | 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 ! |
19 | Hubel and Wiesel showed that the properties of the neurons in the visual cortex were drastically changed by restricting the visual experience of an animal , provided that these restrictions took place during a few months early in life called the sensitive period . |
20 | Kimon , therefore , was dumped by ( among others ) his own troops of a few months before — he was , after all , the man who had got them into the Ithome mess . |
21 | The delay in starting the course until January was caused by her leaving an interval of a few months before approaching Oxford . |
22 | If employees leave their organisations within a few months of relocation , the heavy financial investment in them will be wasted . |
23 | Most of the C C P areas underwent reform in a few months . |
24 | It might go well for the first three or four months , and then all of a sudden we might have a lapse in a few months , |
25 | During the trip to India — which , British elections permitting , should take place within a few months — Baker will emphasise government support for any satellite deals that India makes with private industry , for example , the state could provide loans to pay for the work . |
26 | For the Reaganites , economic policy was the legislative priority ; first came budget cuts and then tax reduction and it was essential that these should be in place within a few months , before the end of the honeymoon period . |
27 | This process can take anything from a few weeks to a few months . |
28 | In the Sheriff Court the adjustment period can range from a few weeks to a few months , depending on the whim of the Sheriff . |
29 | I always turn them upside down or against the wall for a few months and then I might become curious and look again . |
30 | When your programme is fully finished , continue to weigh each day for a few months . |