Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [prep] [adj] months ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | I just stuff the offensive foot in a waste bin , peer short-sightedly into the darkness until my glasses fall off , squeeze the scissors and await the sickening sound of two months ' growth of calcium piercing my ear , my nostril and my bra . |
| 2 | This nine-year-old , outpaced at a crucial stage in the race , finished strongly in ninth place , and with Party Politics , gives Mrs Thompson excellent prospects of a second Grand National triumph in 12 months ' time . |
| 3 | The investor can make a fixed investment of between £1 and £20 a month for five years and at the end of this term , interest is added as a tax-free bonus of 14 months ' savings . |
| 4 | It may impose a fine of up to £2000 ( unless the Statute creating the offence provides otherwise ) and a maximum term of six months ' imprisonment on any one charge ( and a maximum of twelve months where the person is charged with more than one offence triable ‘ either way ’ , e.g. theft ) . |
| 5 | Juvenile — juvenile subject to maximum term of twelve months ' detention in a young offender institution — effect of sentence in excess of twelve months ' detention in young offender institution — whether Court of Appeal may substitute sentence of detention under Children and Young Persons Act 1933 section 53(2) |
| 6 | These one-year degrees are awarded on the basis of written examination after nine months ' coursework and the submission and examination of a dissertation . |
| 7 | Common assault is the lowest rung of the ‘ ladder ’ of non-fatal offences , with a maximum penalty of six months ' imprisonment , and it is discussed in more detail below . |