Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [prep] [art] [adj] months " in BNC.
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| 1 | Worldwide underwriting losses in Q3 down from $131m to $124.9m — despite losses on Hurricane Andrew' — produced deficit at the nine months down $71.4m from $419.9m ( representing 17.2% of premiums ) to $348.5m ( 13.3% of premiums ) . |
| 2 | None had symptoms or a history of gastrointestinal disease or surgery or had received antibiotics in the two months before the study . |
| 3 | If you are not aware that your eating habits change depending on the time of your menstrual cycle , it would be worth keeping diary for a few months to check . |
| 4 | However , the development has attracted criticism in the past months as a possible white elephant following the effect of the steep rise in interest rates on the economy . |
| 5 | However , the development has attracted criticism in the past months as a possible white elephant following the effect of the steep rise in interest rates on the economy . |
| 6 | Trading profits for the six months increased from £6.9million to £8.36million , but profit from property sell-offs fell and interest charges jumped from £32,000 to £461,000 , leaving pre-tax profits just £274,000 ahead at £9.4million . |
| 7 | There were 243 new reports of infection in people who inject drugs in the twelve months to 30 June 1992 , bringing the cumulative total to 2,449 . |
| 8 | Genscher was received by President Lech Walesa ( who was to visit Germany in the coming months ) , by Foreign Minister Krzysztof Skubiszewski , and by representatives of the Sejm and the Senate for talks on Polish-German relations , inter-parliamentary contacts , and Poland 's treatment of its German minority . |
| 9 | The third-ranking member of the CPV politburo , he had served as acting Premier for a few months in 1988 following the death of Pham Hung , but had then been dislodged from the post by the more conservative Do Muoi . |
| 10 | At Bookpoint , operating profit for the five months from July , when it was acquired , amounted to £35,000 on sales revenue of £1.7m , excluding intragroup business . |
| 11 | Intended to reach the parts of the population museums do not easily reach , this show in fact attracted a derisory 9000 or so paying visitors in the two months that it was open from 16 November last , despite more coverage on TV than most exhibitions . |
| 12 | Given this degree of ambiguity in the chronological indicators , it certainly can not be regarded as out of the question that Oswiu died and Ecgfrith became king in the early months of 671 . |
| 13 | 88% reported a history of injected-drug use , and the remainder were sexual partners of IDUs. 50% had injected drugs in the six months before interview . |
| 14 | Why do not the Government set up — as the Labour party will when it takes office in a few months — a national crime prevention council to co-ordinate the work of all the Departments of state in crime prevention ? |
| 15 | The group , known for the St Ivel brand , spent £152m in the 18 months to May and raised £73m from disposals , figures show today . |
| 16 | CARN has been holding conferences about every 18 months since 1976 . |
| 17 | British workers received a 9.3% pay rise in the 12 months to February , equivalent to a real pay increase of just 0.3% after allowing for consumer-price inflation . |
| 18 | It lost $39m in the three months to January 27th , the Christmas quarter that usually produces its biggest profit of the year . |
| 19 | During the trip to India — which , British elections permitting , should take place within a few months — Baker will emphasise government support for any satellite deals that India makes with private industry , for example , the state could provide loans to pay for the work . |
| 20 | JEWELLERY group Ratners has remained firmly in the red , losing £26.9m in the six months to July 31 , figures today showed . |
| 21 | Sleepy Kids , which has put together a deal that could earn the Duchess up to £5 million , lost £109,000 in the six months to May . |
| 22 | Once the great white hope of our consumer electronics industry , Amstrad lost £15.2m in the six months to December , a far cry from the £160m profits made only four years ago . |
| 23 | Comparatively little time is spent sea-watching in the early months of the year in Sussex , but substantial easterly movements have been noted off Beachy Head as early as 31 January . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | No one had taken any antacids , bismuth preparations , or other drugs to treat dyspepsia within the past year and nobody was taking antibiotics during the three months before the study . |
| 26 | ‘ I shall leave England in a few months ’ time . ’ |
| 27 | Hubel and Wiesel showed that the properties of the neurons in the visual cortex were drastically changed by restricting the visual experience of an animal , provided that these restrictions took place during a few months early in life called the sensitive period . |
| 28 | A number of important changes took place over the 18 months . |
| 29 | ‘ Timothy , four , has been learning cello for a few months and loves it . ’ |
| 30 | Ansbacher announced results for the nine months to September 30 showing pre-tax profits of £3.13m compared to a loss in 1991 of £8.23m . |