Example sentences of "months [conj] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 It may be some months or even years later when , for the first time they over-correct from a practice stall , they experience a substantial reduction in ‘ g ’ loading .
2 However , some patients may experience pain at the site of the rash for six months or even longer .
3 It can be speculated that the informants recruited in Operation Ward may have been known to the IRA for months or even years .
4 With luck , this procedure can be dragged out for months or even years , with costs mounting in parallel .
5 Cell biologists , Drs Andrew Sincock and Jeff Middleton at Queen Elizabeth College in London can now identify potentially malignant ( cancer-causing ) cells in cervical smears months or even years before a skilled pathologist can see structural abnormalities in the cells .
6 It 's a long-term problem , but politicians think in terms of months or even weeks . ’
7 It states that sex is not appropriate in every situation where a couple are mutually attracted , or even within a relationship that is expected to last for some months or even years .
8 Rather like good eating habits , the rewards are reaped weeks , if not months or even years later .
9 Sometimes it is best to wait for 3 to 6 months or even a year to do this .
10 For example , it may speak of ‘ Terminal Condition ’ , but what is ‘ Terminal ’ ; six days , six months or even years ?
11 6 months , 12 months or even 5 years : the choice is his .
12 Are there friends you have not spoken to for months or even longer ?
13 She or he may be able to suppress the compulsion for months or even years , believing perhaps that there are more worthwhile , less selfish ways to spend one 's time .
14 As the child gets older and time orientations lengthen , the reward may be delayed ; gratification may occur days , weeks , months or even years later , and this may result in a ‘ work ethic ’ style in which persistence becomes a sub-goal in itself .
15 Despite his phenomenal energy the sheer size of his dominions inevitably meant that it could be months or even years before he was free to deal with a distant crisis or give his officials the support they needed against a major local potentate .
16 The whole process will take months or even years if special problems are encountered .
17 As we have seen , it is not uncommon for girls to have great difficulty telling their parents or anyone about it , and they may delay this revelation for many months or even right up to when they are going into labour .
18 It may be weeks , months or even years before slaphappy surveying methods are identified by management .
19 In the earliest phase of a mental disorder , relatives feel puzzled and bewildered by what is happening , and it can take many months or even years before deteriorating social function gives way to overt symptoms which can be clearly interpreted as mental illness .
20 ‘ Sometimes months or even years when they 're not cured but do n't get any worse . ’
21 weeks , months or even years .
22 Alternatively , he or she may have a self-imposed rule not to drink before a certain time of day or on particular days , weeks or months or even years .
23 The only catch is whether you decided to make a wise investment or take a speculative chance some months or even years ago .
24 The formulation of a decision was quite distinct from its implementation , which often did not take place until months or even years later .
25 However , there was some evidence that events could act over a period as long as six months or even a year , particularly in the patient series .
26 Canine angiostrongylosis is usually a chronic condition , extending over months or even years .
27 EVERYONE has had the feeling of the Monday morning blues , but imagine if that feeling was overwhelming and lasted months or even years .
28 Without treatment , depression can drag on for months or even years , and yet over per cent of the most severe depressions can be helped quickly .
29 This can be for periods of one , two , three , six or 12 months or longer if required .
30 Making money on speculative stocks was a far more remote possibility than on British Telecom or TSB , although it might have taken them six months or longer to discover the bitter truth .
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