Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] the [adj] few months " in BNC.
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| 1 | She died in 1850 , having been allowed to leave the convent for the last few months of her life to be nursed by her sisters . |
| 2 | ‘ Will you pretend to be my girlfriend for the next few months ? ’ |
| 3 | A downstairs room , once his study , had been turned into a bedroom for the last few months , and his bed faced the french windows leading into the garden he loved so well . |
| 4 | The laser has been developed and built in Banbury … its been undergoing sea tests on the south coast for the past few months … |
| 5 | Besides , Sharpe 's caution is justified since Graham Taylor has picked a team full of players itching to be the one whose finger pulls the trigger that will release the World Cup tension of the past few months — and in the process bring much-needed relief to manager Graham Taylor and his backroom team . |
| 6 | If he does not , the uncertainty of the past few months — which has become worse in the past three weeks — will continue to hang over the coal industry . |
| 7 | perpetuation of the pantomime of the past few months will serve nobody 's purpose . |
| 8 | He is also planning to run in the Newcastle to South Shields half marathon within the next few months . |
| 9 | After the World Cup draw at the weekend , which paired teams to play in Sardinia , the Football Association chief executive , Mr Graham Kelly , spoke with his Dutch counterpart and said there would be close liaison in the next few months . |
| 10 | There are four too with German clubs in the Bundesliga second and third divisions while the top local is 19-year-old striker Eimantas Poderis of the leading club Zhalgiras Vilnius who is expected to be transferred to a German club within the next few months . |
| 11 | Net Trust has launched into action over the last few months in different areas . |
| 12 | The community was to be governed according to the principle of ‘ Pantisocracy ’ — a word invented by Coleridge meaning ‘ equal rule by all ’ — and in the course of the next few months Pantisocracy in its broad details was discussed and argued into existence . |
| 13 | During the course of the next few months I uncovered a tale of wickedness and depravity hard to credit . |
| 14 | The temptation for Germans now , even though the generation of which Mann was writing has largely passed away , is to see in the great breakthrough of the last few months simply a kind of vindication of Germany 's efforts to achieve hegemony in Europe , to see the first and second world wars and what is happening now as three chapters of the same story . |
| 15 | The temptation for Germans now , even though the generation of which Mann was writing has largely passed away , is to see in the great breakthrough of the last few months simply a kind of vindication of Germany 's efforts to achieve hegemony in Europe , to see the first and second world wars and what is happening now as three chapters of the same story . |
| 16 | Alison escaped with only aches and pains from an accident which could easily have claimed her life … now she hopes she can put all the anxiety of the past few months behind her . |
| 17 | The Daughters of the American Revolution had been racking up a heavy rep in the past few months . |
| 18 | The City reported that City Council was in the process of reviewing the which included the updating of the balance of transport policy , and that this would be submitted to the Highways and Traffic Committee in the next few months . |
| 19 | Following the report in early 1990 by accountants Coopers and Lybrand into the activities of offshore financial businesses in the UK 's Caribbean dependent territories , it was agreed in talks in May between UK government officials and the Chief Minister , Emile Gumbs , that Anguilla 's Constitution would be amended ( by Order in Council within the next few months ) to allow the Governor to assume responsibility for the offshore financial sector . |
| 20 | Although he may receive more help in the first few months than the widow usually does , he may find that his sudden change in life-style is a considerable shock . |
| 21 | I am sure that we all want to pass on our good wishes to his wife and family after their terrible ordeal over the past few months . |
| 22 | Members of Darlington recreation committee yesterday heard how more than £3,500 worth of damage had been caused to art works in the Myles Meehan Gallery over the past few months . |
| 23 | He has held the position on a part-time basis for the past few months . |
| 24 | The bank held an internal inquiry during the first few months of 1988 , for which Mr Reed was questioned , but he was not shown the report , which detailed the late take-up of shares . |
| 25 | He had quite enjoyed that kind of jealousy for the first few months of their marriage . |
| 26 | We have said goodbye to two cleaners from the Cornard site during the last few months — both of whom passed retirement age many moons ago ! |
| 27 | The screening takes place in the coming few months in the next stage of a three-year programme . |
| 28 | Traffic through the Mersey tunnels was down 4.9pc in the year ending in April but a spokesman said indications were that it had regained 3pc of that business in the first few months of this year . |
| 29 | ‘ You 're going to need all that confidence in the next few months , Mr. Chambers , ’ she warned . |
| 30 | Mind you , I am under few illusions : it is probably boredom in the short-term few months job I have found , and worry as it is , in real terms , a lot less than half my old salary . |