Example sentences of "a [adj] month 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | A friend of mine once returned to her house after a few month 's absence and found that though the font of her desk looked exactly the same as before she left , termites had eaten out the back of it and destroyed the contents of several drawers . |
| 2 | But there are some entertaining ideas there too , like a near-irreverent sequence about David Icke phoning heaven , or Margi 's contemplation of her TV success with The Good Sex Guide … she imagines millions of babies being born in a few month 's time all called Margi . |
| 3 | erm the the order which one , one I concern , maybe we can discuss if to , if , if the defendants were prepared to undertake to erm provide any as to instruct within twenty eight days from today , the matter should be list on and this convention on a Friday , Friday in about two or two and a half month 's time from now , which will take us in the next term , I , I beg a suggestion |
| 4 | But after a further month 's reflection she changed her mind and wrote to Moira that it was up to her to do something about ‘ the incompetence of your staff at Harriet Street [ which ] is now causing BA and myself sleepless nights ’ . |
| 5 | In October 1990 , Hamadi Jebali , who is a member of the executive council of Hizb al-Nahda , had received a six month 's suspended sentence and a fine of 1500 dinars for publishing an article entitled ‘ The people of the State or the State of the people ? ’ in Al-Fajr in June 1990 . |
| 6 | I 'm quite happy to do that take and and put on a six month 's trial if we do n't salaries through |
| 7 | I 'll tell you now we 'll never get a six month 's overlap |
| 8 | Would n't she of done better to take erm a six month 's course in secretarial skills ? |
| 9 | what you 're considering a , a four month 's building or a of that kind ? |
| 10 | Postal workers in the eastern Länder , whose salaries were 60 per cent lower than their western counterparts , went on strike on Jan. 24 in support of demands for a one-off payment equivalent to a 13th month 's salary to compensate for increased living costs . |
| 11 | Turnover from the instruments division , including a full year 's contribution from Goring Kerr and a seven month 's contribution from Goring Kerr Interest , increased 62% to £32.2m . |
| 12 | She goes back therefrequently , and whenever she returns she takes books to distribute in the villages — they are highly prized in Nigeria , where it takes half an average month 's salary to buy a hardback . |
| 13 | The 13th month rule by which an extra month 's pay is given as a bonus on the last working day before Christmas . |
| 14 | All new regular premium personal pensions and free standing AVCs received by Prolific by 5 April 1993 will receive an extra month 's premium free . |
| 15 | However , an extra month 's hard labour made good the loss . |
| 16 | generally you 're looking at an eighteen month 's sales period |