Example sentences of "[noun prp] [prep] a [adj] month " in BNC.
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| 1 | After had been at U.C.L. for a few months , the C.R.C . |
| 2 | The Glyndyfrdwy Extension , two miles in length opened on Good Friday following a twelve month construction period , costing nearly £200,000 , much of which came from a consortium of the Wales Tourist Board , Welsh Development Agency , Clwyd and Glyndwr councils . |
| 3 | Before the 1965 Immigration Act , Mirpuri and Bengali families would send their sons to England for a few months or a few years at a time . |
| 4 | Johnson was highly ranked but had been based in England for a few months under ten years . |
| 5 | A 17-year-old youth has admitted being the graffiti vandal who daubed his ‘ tag ’ Rat on buildings in Chester during a six month vandalism spree . |
| 6 | National collection of modern and contemporary art will open in May after a seventeen month delay |
| 7 | A new urgency came when the depressed labourers exploded into protest in the autumn of 1830 , part of troubles that swept much of England in a few months . |
| 8 | ‘ I shall leave England in a few months ’ time . ’ |
| 9 | COLCHESTER United , with a host of attacking options , have decided against keeping West Ham forward Dean Martin for a third month on loan . |
| 10 | Nancy Ball had only been with Hugo for a few months and it was much longer than that since Harriet had visited him at the office . |
| 11 | His recall of the Parlement of Paris within a few months of his accession , his failure to support his radically reforming Controller-General Turgot ( 1774–76 ) , showed that he was no more able than his grandfather to withstand the opposition of the privileged groups . |
| 12 | I had been in Styal for a few months and I kept putting in for an open prison , but they kept saying no . |
| 13 | He journeyed throughout Europe and after his marriage in 1913 he went to Egypt for a four month honeymoon . |
| 14 | He journeyed throughout Europe and after his marriage in 1913 he went to Egypt for a four month honeymoon . |
| 15 | Seems she 's been seeing Mr Marumba for a few months . |
| 16 | The kit is going on sale in Britain in a few months for around £14,000 and takes between 500 and 1,000 hours to complete . |
| 17 | But it projected enthusiasm , delight and knowledge right through the television screen and it made Peter within a few months well-known to millions of people who had never imagined that they had any interest in natural history . |
| 18 | As the Russian engineers were arriving in Scotland , Gordon Beattie from Scottish Nuclear 's Contracts and Purchasing department was setting out for Bulgaria for a six month secondment working at the Headquarters of the Bulgarian Energy Committee in Sofia . |
| 19 | While turnover overall has advanced from £46.09m to £55.37m , reflecting the inclusion of BMK for a 10 month period , comparable turnover year on year was down 11% . |
| 20 | The steps would be : ( i ) the drafting by CODESA within a few months of a constitution for a transitional government ; ( ii ) a national referendum on the transitional constitution , probably before the end of the year ; ( iii ) a general election to choose a new multiracial parliament and government , the composition of both to be determined by the transitional constitution [ see p. 38422 for NP 's views on composition of both bodies ] ; ( iv ) the commencement of rule by the transitional government , on the authority of the transitional parliament , which would take over from CODESA as the negotiating forum for the " final " constitution ; and ( v ) adoption of the final constitution , probably with another referendum . |
| 21 | Julie Godwin , pictured above with Sophie at a few months old , was raped and killed with her holiday pal Elizabeth Over as the pair sunbathed on a beach in South Africa . |
| 22 | Just £2 , for example can feed someone in the Sudan for a whole month . |