Example sentences of "the [noun pl] for month " in BNC.

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1 ‘ He has n't been to the baths for months . ’
2 In reply , the Leeds manager highlighted the example of £2 million David Rocastle , who toiled in the reserves for months without complaint before seizing his chance .
3 Well , Oxford have been the favourites for months ; they always are , but as the tide changes so do their chances .
4 I was quite sad to hear my right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food say that he was prepared to sit in the negotiations for months .
5 But the album will reside in the charts for months , chalk up incredible sales and launch its writers , singers and players into megastardom .
6 Being here was changing her too and she could n't hide behind the sierras for months on end .
7 The affair between Allen and Soon-Yi , a refugee saved from the streets of Seoul in South Korea by Mia , has grabbed the headlines for months .
8 Who is to say what it was like living out on the plains for months on end , at first in a tent and then in a small house , not much more than a hut , built of saplings , mud , and cow dung , which she equipped with Somali fabrics and safari furniture ?
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