Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [prep] [art] few months " in BNC.

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1 This process can take anything from a few weeks to a few months .
2 In the Sheriff Court the adjustment period can range from a few weeks to a few months , depending on the whim of the Sheriff .
3 I 'm gon na lift a few mint roots Stefan and er plant them in a box of compost and put them in the warm greenhouse so they give me nice sprigs of fresh mint in a few months ' time .
4 When the next version arrives , you might want to install it in a separate subdirectory ( in case it has a hidden bug ) and keep the old version for a few months .
5 You can expect to see a visible improvement within a few months of regular practice .
6 Children with considerable learning problems were removed from mainstream classes for a few months and taught by a specially appointed additional teacher .
7 When your programme is fully finished , continue to weigh each day for a few months .
8 Still , most of us were glad to be relieved of responsibility for our failing learners for a few months .
9 Planning these raids had moved a long way in a few months , as explained in Chapter 10 .
10 So Yardie sold 10,000 copies in a few months — an unheard of amount for a small press publication — and has now been picked up by Pan Books which will be putting out a mass-market edition in the new year .
11 Her boyfriend , having disappeared during her pregnancy , returned and acted like a concerned father for a few months after the baby was born , even coming to live in Joanne 's house , but then left as suddenly as he had come , and all the family feel very bitter about this .
12 But there is a world of difference between these patients , discharged carefully to a community hostel , and those sent out at short notice after a few months in an acute psychiatric ward .
13 She was referred back to the medical clinic after a few months with the same clinical findings .
14 In other words , the delay in initial diagnosis of a few months may not matter that much to the urological management of most such patients in Britain .
15 The future of British Coal depends on the results of the next general election in a few months ' time , and I do not think that any hon. Member or the Minister would refute that .
16 Just a room for occasional use over a few months , cash in advance of course , sorry no baby-sitting .
17 One newly-qualified accountant , who is considering a trip to the Far East for a few months , said winter was traditionally a busy time for accountants because companies are preparing for their financial year-ends but the last few months had been very quiet .
18 At almost a year old , Piment would have already been experimenting with solid food for a few months , though probably more in play than serious eating .
19 Kimon , therefore , was dumped by ( among others ) his own troops of a few months before — he was , after all , the man who had got them into the Ithome mess .
20 A few months after I left I met someone else and we had a wonderful relationship for a few months , but then guilt reared its ugly head and Marie persuaded me to go back because I 'd left her with two children .
21 Mr Chairman erm I would like personally take up a suggestion that was in The Star about the possibility of a regional company being based at the playhouse in other words for a few months I would see it as people getting to know this company and rather like a repertory theatre of old then people would want to come and see these people in different roles and I think that would add to the you know repetitive .
22 The more common response was a temporary lull in the onslaught of behavioural difficulties for a few months before and after adoption .
23 ‘ The changes facing the industry with the ending of the variable premium in a few months time made buyers highly selective , ’ said auctioneer Michael Walton who managed to extract an average £1000 for ram lambs against a 1990 figure of £1209 .
24 This is done for its own sake but it is found that the primary sufferer will quite commonly seek treatment through his or her appropriate Anonymous Fellowship within a few months of the family member seeking his or her own recovery .
25 Thieves broke into the Harper and Harper store in Northgate , at the weekend and made off with almost £1,500 worth of equipment the third break-in in a few months .
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