Example sentences of "in the [adj] months since [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | He admitted that mistakes had been made in the five months since he personally took over the government , especially in the slow pace of privatisation . |
2 | Mr Yeltsin admitted that mistakes had been made in the five months since he personally took over the government , especially in the very slow pace of privatisation . |
3 | As Alan Cantwell , the intermediates manager , pointed out ‘ any spillages can be controlled in minutes ’ and he was also keen to point out that in the 18 months since it was commissioned , ‘ no spillages have occurred ’ . |
4 | Dalglish will pay Swedish club Malmo £800,000 for their star man , taking his gross transfer outlay soaring to nearly £12 million in the 14 months since he took over at Ewood Park . |
5 | Dalglish will pay Swedish club Malmo £800,000 for their star man , taking his gross transfer outlay soaring to nearly £12 million in the 14 months since he took over at Ewood Park . |
6 | He realized the boy had grown in the two months since he had last seen him and looked at him carefully , noticing the way his wrists poked out of the shirt and the slight roughness of the clear skin . |
7 | In the two months since I installed the anemone it has visited virtually every area of the tank , often selecting the most uncomfortable looking places to stay , including perching on the very top of a rather spiky coral ‘ tree ’ . |
8 | Dear colleagues , it is my pleasure to send fraternal greetings to all delegates at the G M B Conference from the Executive Officers and Members of the T & G. In the twelve months since I last sent you our good wishes much activity has taken place within our movement . |
9 | She had not altered overmuch in the twelve months since she was covering cars with eggs and flour and ringing doorbells with her giggling friends . |
10 | Mr Major 's visit to Barcelona for the last two days of the Games will mean he has spent an astonishing 80 days out of recession gripped Britain in the 20 months since he came to power . |
11 | Is the Prime Minister aware that in the 15 months since he got his job 840,000 people have lost their jobs ? |