Example sentences of "[verb] a [adj] months ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | James , 19 , working in the hall under a community service order , has had a few months ' work for the council since leaving school . |
| 2 | In that case the judge passed a six months ' suspended prison sentence , allowing the defendant to walk free from the court . |
| 3 | In 1815 he visited Paris , in 1820 he made a six months ' visit to Italy , and in 1825 he was in Paris again , having been sent to supervise repairs at the British embassy . |
| 4 | The successors to the landlords served a six months ' written notice to quit under section 25 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 although they did not require the premises for their undertaking . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | My parole finishes in nine days and then I start a nine months ' suspended sentence . |