Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] a few months " in BNC.
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1 | In November 1558 , she was succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth , who within a few months of coming to the throne had authorized a new religious settlement which once again left the country officially Protestant . |
2 | The first pilots to send Luftwaffe bombers spiralling down to crash into the sea were boys , auxiliary pilots who until a few months before had been flying antiquated Gloster Gladiators . |
3 | No , I mean , there 's nothing to stop him arresting more British people , or er , any nationality , come to that , and saying well , they did stray into our territory , I 'm sorry about this , but er , we ca n't have that sort of thing , you 'll have to er , come and see if I want to release them in a few months . |
4 | The regime thus charged him with damage of government property and jailed him for a few months until he was released under a general amnesty . |
5 | ‘ To have banned him for a few months would have been one thing , but to take him to court and ban him for life seemed to defeat the object of the exercise . ’ |
6 | ‘ You 've only known him for a few months ! ’ |
7 | For a while Elaine was cared for by young volunteers who used to come and stay with her for a few months at a time . |
8 | He wooed her and wed her within a few months . |
9 | They can live with it for a few months , but not longer which is why they have such a high turnover of staff . |
10 | In this case , leave it for a few months and try going again later . |
11 | I could let you have it for a few months until you get sorted out . ’ |
12 | No what I 'm say what I 'm saying is that that leaving it for a few months probably is n't going to do you any harm . |
13 | He designed and built it specially for his wife because she 'd always wanted to live by the river , but she only had time to enjoy it for a few months before she died . |
14 | Only had it for a few months . |
15 | But we want to review it after a few months because as I say , once she 's got herself organized , it might be alright . |
16 | So do you think that erm when this law was erm pushed through in nineteen forty seven that er perhaps Mao you know well I think there 's been a bit of excess now , I think we 'll do some we just need , we just need a bit of a rush now just to take us through a bit and then we 'll stop it in a few months time . |
17 | As for the English speaking , a child of far more than three has no difficulty learning Italian and is so far from being wedded to the tongue he has begun with that he forgets it within a few months so do not say to me that is an obstacle . |
18 | I 'll would outgrown it within a few months . |
19 | About fifteen years ago , we had a Nigerian girl living with us for a few months before her marriage , and she was married from our house . |