Example sentences of "[verb] in a [adj] month " 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 | We shall not deceive the people by saying the task of National Reconstruction is easy , or that it can be accomplished in a twelve month [ period ] . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | But there are some entertaining ideas there too , like a near-irreverent sequence about David Icke phoning heaven , or Margi 's contemplation of her TV success with The Good Sex Guide … she imagines millions of babies being born in a few month 's time all called Margi . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Some women have minor side-effects which normally pass in a few months . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | This is not an enterprise that can be completed in a few months . |
| 10 | A cohort may consist of all persons born in the same year ( a birth cohort or generation ) ; but all women married in a particular year or a random sample of all cancer sufferers diagnosed in a certain month are equally valid examples of cohorts . |
| 11 | that we had in a six month period . |
| 12 | I 'm retiring in a few months Daphne said quietly . |
| 13 | ‘ Without their local knowledge and contacts it would have taken years for us to achieve what we have managed in a few months , ’ said . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |