Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] a [adj] months " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would stay for a few months and go back . |
| 2 | In his later life he became for a few months nearly as famous as Ramsey , though in a different context . |
| 3 | Some of the young calves are fattened on the farms but many are reared for a few months and then sold for fattening in central or eastern Britain . |
| 4 | With great reluctance , Reagan bowed to pressure from his advisers and compromised the Kemp-Roth principle somewhat by agreeing that the first cut should be delayed for a few months and reduced to 5 per cent in the first year with 10 per cent cuts in years two and three . |
| 5 | It usually starts shortly after the animals have been weaned and in most instances it only persists for a few months . |
| 6 | In ordinary aquarium sand or gravel it will merely survive for a few months . |
| 7 | At home the sudden switch from inflation and boom to stagnation and slump in a few months made changes in policy inevitable . |
| 8 | I remember two aunts and an uncle , all very dear to me , dying within a few months . |
| 9 | This is what Crane Holdings should do within a few months . |
| 10 | This case report describes the histological and macroscopic changes seen within a few months in the gastric mucosa of a 28 year old woman patient with upper abdominal symptoms . |
| 11 | The mothers talking in this book are mainly in their mid to late teens , with children whose ages range from a few months to four years . |
| 12 | A new chairman came in a few months ago . |
| 13 | The children were assessed on two occasions , each separated by a three months interval . |
| 14 | Another method of birth control must be used for a few months until two consecutive tests show there are no sperm left . |
| 15 | ‘ I am not pregnant , nor do I suffer from anorexia , ’ she added frostily , ‘ I 'm trying to shake off an illness I 've had for a few months , that 's all . ’ |
| 16 | A spokesman for the Assembly stated that it was hoped to hold elections by the end of 1992 , but that they might have to be postponed for a few months given the parlous state of the country . |
| 17 | Even if the committee agree to a grant , it ca n't be more than a couple of thousand — not enough to keep you going for a few months . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Your holiday abroad should follow within a few months while your memory is fresh . |
| 20 | All these developments certainly happened within a few months of each other . |
| 21 | My paternal grandparents had died within a few months of each other whilst she was training , and as Grandfather had tied up all his savings in annuity for my grandmother , none of his children had inherited anything from him . |
| 22 | For the Community as a whole , the Maastricht agreement and all its areas — including the social provisions , which the others will accept outside the treaty on the basis of a separate protocol to be agreed in a few months ' time — were the significant aspect . |
| 23 | Normally , each hair follicle goes through a resting phase ( telogen ) every few years : hair stops growing , falls out and is n't replaced for a few months . |
| 24 | Expeditions typically last for a three months . |
| 25 | They said Labour had squandered a golden opportunity to improve part of the town centre which could be hard hit when the new Cornmill Centre opens in a few months ' time . |
| 26 | Some women have minor side-effects which normally pass in a few months . |
| 27 | After India , Poland , Munich , quick trip to Milan to see Berio and Eco , Paris , Queneau unwell , Butor planning book on Diabelli Variations , that man is an interpretative machine , Paz said , whatever you feed him he devours in a few months and a year later out comes a book . |
| 28 | This is not an enterprise that can be completed in a few months . |
| 29 | Last night , her solicitor Tony Russell confirmed the writ was filed in the High Court and the case would be heard within a few months . |
| 30 | The possibility of a title going ‘ out of print ’ if selection decisions are delayed must also be considered — though this is unlikely if orders are placed within a few months of publication . |