Example sentences of "not [verb] for [adj] month " in BNC.
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| 1 | Australian Cricket Board manager Graham Halbish said doctors had ordered Waugh not to bowl for several months after diagnosing a stress fracture of his lower back — a legacy of the recent Ashes tour of England . |
| 2 | In another undated letter to Gaunt Minton admits that owing to the pressure of illustrative work he had not painted for eight months . |
| 3 | Commercial versions are not expected for 18 months . |
| 4 | A decision by the Environment Secretary is not expected for several months after the close of the inquiry . |
| 5 | Then , towards the end of August , Eachuinn Odhar got the message he 'd not expected for another month . |
| 6 | He will , however , not make up his mind whether to fly out Sam Torrance 's father , who he has not seen for six months , until after today 's final round in New Orleans , where he is also the defending champion . |
| 7 | When the Secretary of State was enjoying himself for about 10 minutes claiming that a large number of us supported CND , he offered some rays of hope and sunshine that I had not seen for some months . |
| 8 | In truth , the full non-payment picture will not emerge for several months yet — but those who argue that Scotland is now experiencing the calm before the political storm could well be proved right . |
| 9 | He claimed the firm had had previous difficulties in getting paid by the council , with one school not paying for five months . |
| 10 | Fair value , which drops to 22 on Monday , is the notional premium for buying all Footsie stocks now but not paying for three months , taking into account both dividend payments and interest costs . |
| 11 | Blood from a donor infected within the past three months would not be picked out because the test detected antibodies that are not produced for three months . |
| 12 | A MERSEYRAIL train may not run for three months because of vandals . |
| 13 | The house was not vacated for several months . |
| 14 | To add to W. 's problems , as if she had not enough already , the clinical psychologist treating W. left the area in March 1991 , W. then being nearly 15 , and was not replaced for five months . |
| 15 | By the time Crawford returned to the stage in mid-1971 , he had not worked for fourteen months . |
| 16 | Alison , of Trimdon Avenue , Middlesbrough , told her sister Karen , 26 , she is in a great deal of pain because of her broken rib which will not mend for three months . |