Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [prep] [adj] months " 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 The reason no one had developed a product before was Windows 3 toolkits did not appear until six months ago , Dawe claims .
6 If this declaration is not made within two months of the day of election and delivered to the chief executive or clerk of the council within that two months then the office at the expiration of the two months automatically becomes vacant and the local authority must declare the office vacant and signify the vacancy by notice signed by the proper officer of the authority and affixed to the offices of the authority .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 He claimed the firm had had previous difficulties in getting paid by the council , with one school not paying for five months .
11 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 .
12 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 .
13 A MERSEYRAIL train may not run for three months because of vandals .
14 The house was not vacated for several months .
15 It was a sensitivity not exercised in recent months .
16 But the 200 miles separating them meant they did not meet until six months into the romance when Chris , 25 , came to see Heather , 32 , of Aberdeen Road , Darlington .
17 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 .
18 The taxes will come into effect on 1 January 1994 , although the packaging levy on plastic bottles will not apply until six months later , following protests from chemical industry workers .
19 A refractory ulcer was defined as an ulcer that did not heal within three months on conventional treatment with full dose H 2 blockers or 20 mg omeprazole .
20 If an action is not restored within twelve months , it will be struck out after a warning notice sent out by the court ( Ord 13 , r 3(4) ) .
21 Journals usually blame slow referees , but if they have not replied within three months are they likely to reply at all ?
22 By the time Crawford returned to the stage in mid-1971 , he had not worked for fourteen months .
23 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 .
24 If the pain does not settle within three months it will become chronic in the vast majority ( 87% ) .
25 The black and white lists provide fairly clear guidance to the kinds of clauses which are and are not deemed to violate Article 85(1) , and firms interested in co-operating with each other need only build in an R&D element to their agreement and consult the white and black lists to remove the threat of antitrust action ( ‘ grey clauses ’ require notification , but will be deemed as exempted if the Commission does not reply within six months ) .
26 If your net profit on sales is 5 per cent and your interest costs are 10 per cent , your entire profit will be lost if you are not paid within six months .
27 With that came a warning that if it were not paid within six months , he would serve three years extra .
28 In the event of the death of the husband within the seven year period , the liability to inheritance tax falls upon the transferee wife ( Inheritance Tax Act 1984 , s199 ) although if not paid within 12 months the husband 's personal representatives can be liable ( s199(2) ) .
29 In the hydrochlorothiazide group one patient ( case 20 ) ( initially with high microalbuminuria ) developed high blood pressure not controlled after six months of treatment ( he still had high microalbuminuria at this time ) , and he was therefore excluded according to the protocol .
30 As the crews tied up for the last time in Southampton , watched , and waited for by families and friends they had n't seen for eight months , many of them agreed getting back to a routine , going back to work , might by tough .
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