Example sentences of "[noun sg] in the [adj] few months " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The Daughters of the American Revolution had been racking up a heavy rep in the past few months . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The screening takes place in the coming few months in the next stage of a three-year programme . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ You 're going to need all that confidence in the next few months , Mr. Chambers , ’ she warned . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Partner Ferdinand has had his back to the wall in the last few months , a troublesome disc plaguing his attempts to establish himself last spring and resulting in him coming home early from America . |
| 10 | A key development in the first few months of life is ‘ joint reference ’ : the ability of a young baby to follow mother 's eye-gaze in order that they can jointly experience the same event . |
| 11 | A report has been published which looks at the operation of the new Mental Illness Specific Grant in the first few months after its introduction in April this year . |
| 12 | I am confident that we shall see the end of the recession in the next few months . |
| 13 | Kylie , who 's undergone something of a radical image change in the last few months , has just released her new album , ‘ Let's Get To It ’ . |
| 14 | We had all been promised that the National Lottery money would be additional to what we receive and that there would been linkage to the funds we will obtain if all goes well and the Lottery Bill goes through Parliament in the next few months . |
| 15 | Philip Dorgan of Goldman Sachs said : ‘ Their performance represents quite a big turnaround in the past few months . |
| 16 | ‘ But we want to flush out a buyer in the next few months . ’ |
| 17 | In evidence presented to the commission in the first few months , details were given of irregularities in the handling and documentation in Antigua of the shipment of arms from Israel and their discovery in Colombia . |
| 18 | Just get used to seeing a cheery forecast here each week — there 'll be a lot of good news in the next few months . |
| 19 | The normal gene is preserved in tissue culture at the laboratory , tests are due to take place on humans in the Oxford area in the next few months . |
| 20 | Baby carriers/slings leave your hands and arms free , and are a good way of transporting your baby in the first few months . |
| 21 | Margaret had had a paid job with the BUF in the last few months of her membership but with Joyce 's departure from the movement she had lost that as well . |
| 22 | In fact , we only meet this good man in the last few months of his life . |
| 23 | Its dissatisfaction at several matters that had bruised West Indies cricket in the previous few months , on and off the field , was vented in the angry reception accorded Richie Richardson in the first match at Kingston 's Sabina Park . |
| 24 | Most of the swing to the Conservatives between the summer of 1986 and the summer of 1987 occurred during the winter of 1986–7 , and there was relatively little swing in the last few months before the election . |
| 25 | Most of the swing back to the government occurred during the winter of 1986–7 and there was relatively little swing in the last few months before the election . |
| 26 | ‘ Can you think of anyone who might have paid large sums of money into your dad 's Swiss bank account in the last few months ? ’ |
| 27 | I have some sympathy with the bolters , having talked over the issues a lot in the past few months . |
| 28 | He had grown a lot in the last few months . |
| 29 | Stephen has talked about you a lot in the last few months , ’ she said . |
| 30 | Part of the improvement stems from an upturn in the last few months of 1992 which was not evident last November , and part from an increase in North Sea oil , which is responsible for almost half the revision . |