Example sentences of "[verb] in a [adj] months " in BNC.
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| 1 | At home the sudden switch from inflation and boom to stagnation and slump in a few months made changes in policy inevitable . |
| 2 | A new chairman came in a few months ago . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Some women have minor side-effects which normally pass in a few months . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | This is not an enterprise that can be completed in a few months . |
| 8 | I 'm retiring in a few months Daphne said quietly . |
| 9 | ‘ Without their local knowledge and contacts it would have taken years for us to achieve what we have managed in a few months , ’ said . |
| 10 | Nigeria 's term in the OAU chair is due to expire in a few months , and Mr Babangida is determined to contribute to a South African settlement before leaving office . |
| 11 | The greatest songwriting team since Lennon and McCartney are designing the artwork for a Smiths ' compilation to be released in a few months by WEA , who recently purchased the group 's mouth-watering back catalogue . |