Example sentences of "a [adj] months in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He also said that " we are going to show how a revolution can be enacted through democratic principles , how democracy can be practised with one party " and announced that the National Assembly would reassemble within a few months in order to approve an electoral law which would lead to the holding of direct legislative elections in 1993 . |
| 2 | A few months in gaol is the very least you deserve for what you 've done . ’ |
| 3 | This means that for a few months in summer it is usually possible to sail right round West Spitsbergen ; if the ship is not too large and is able to land passengers from suitable landing craft , this is the best possible way to explore Spitsbergen . |
| 4 | After a few months in jail for manslaughter , Tepilit could be released : the war effort encouraged flexibility . |
| 5 | Mr Kim , a former dissident who had been jailed by a military regime , was reluctant to pick a fight with the brass after only a few months in office . |
| 6 | I spent the next four and a half months in Kuwait and Iraq as part of Saddam Hussein 's human shield , with nothing except my hand luggage and the clothes ( and shoes ) that I was wearing when the flight left London . |
| 7 | I did seven and a half months in prison : that was more than enough . |
| 8 | Mr Nichol , now 24 , was charged in February last year and spent four and a half months in custody before being released on bail . |
| 9 | He spent a total of four and a half months in custody for a crime he did not commit . |