Example sentences of "[num] months [conj] [adv] a " in BNC.

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1 The start of a New Year is a time for looking back on the past 12 months and also a time when self-styled pundits such as myself are unwisely tempted to look into their crystal balls and come up with the predictions that by the end of the year they may well regret
2 They were particularly vulnerable during their first 12 months and about a third of them did not live to reach the age of 10 .
3 Over the last 12 months or so a new microwave product has been made available to the caterer — the combination microwave .
4 However , there was some evidence that events could act over a period as long as six months or even a year , particularly in the patient series .
5 We will aim to guarantee everyone out of work for six months or more a place on either a high quality training programme or on a work programme with a strong element of training .
6 That includes a broomhandle type for three months and now an old hickory-shafted one which his father gave him last weekend .
7 Sometimes it is best to wait for 3 to 6 months or even a year to do this .
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