Example sentences of "month because [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His replacement , Sosuke Uno , was forced out of office after only two months because of a sex scandal . |
| 2 | If you use hormone rooting powder , keep the container in a fridge and replace every few months because of its short effective life . |
| 3 | One in six firms has deferred settlements for up to six months because of the profits squeeze produced by recession , and more are planning a freeze . |
| 4 | ‘ As bad as an Essex Ague ’ was a common expression ; and in the 1870s the garrison at Tilbury Fort was changed every six months because of the prevalence of malaria . |
| 5 | But his own doctor said he was not fit even for office work and signed him off for another six months because of ‘ obesity and hypertension ’ . |
| 6 | It 's a funny thing but I remember gritting myself for Kirk for about two months because of his reputation for being difficult . |
| 7 | Usher relied on bore holes and tanks although even those proved inadequate one year when the school had to be closed for three months because of the shortage of water . |
| 8 | He also promised that the country 's schools — which had been closed for two months because of fears of political violence — would reopen within days , and that a civic work programme would be implemented for Haitian youths . |
| 9 | Halons are non-conducting , have low toxicity and put out fires fast , but production will effectively end in 18 months because of the damage they do to the ozone layer . |
| 10 | The museum had been closed for several months because of a leaking roof . |
| 11 | A student theatre has had to close for four months because of the risk of fire . |
| 12 | However , Queen 's will be struggling for a scrum-half with former Irish Schools ' skipper Kenton Hillman ruled out for two months because of a shoulder injury , while centre Gerry Ross is heading for Trinity . |
| 13 | Formby-born tournament referee Alan Mills said : ‘ It was a difficult decision bearing in mind he has not played much in the last couple of months because of injury . |
| 14 | ABERDEEN 's Stewart McKimmie , who has not played a first-team game for seven months because of a knee injury , could be recalled for the Scottish Cup , quarter-final replay with Clydebank , at Kilbowie Park , tonight . |
| 15 | A MERSEYRAIL train may not run for three months because of vandals . |
| 16 | It was immediately assumed that Robson , who had missed England 's 0-0 draw in Sweden last month because of bruised ribs , would again be absent when his country strove to acquire the further point they need in Poland to ensure qualification for the World Cup finals next summer . |
| 17 | The England captain , who missed the World Cup match with Sweden in Stockholm last month because of bruised ribs , was happy with his performance against Portsmouth , saying : ‘ I was pleased to get through the 90 minutes . |
| 18 | The survey , which covered 93 of the UK 's top 500 companies and 21 financial services groups , was carried out for accountants Ernst & Young last month because of concern about level of understanding among business leaders of the issues involved in ERM membership . |
| 19 | Griffiths , who has not played for a month because of a rib injury , watched Cardiff overwhelm London Welsh on Saturday and is expected to train with the club next week . |
| 20 | Britain 's consumer-price inflation slowed only slightly to 8.9% in the year to February ; food prices rose sharply in the month because of bad weather . |
| 21 | Milton missed the two qualifying rounds in Hertogenbosch , Holland , and Paris last month because of an infection in his off-fore foot . |
| 22 | THE Treasury could receive a substantial boost to tax revenues next month because of attempts to take income before April 5 so that it would not be taxed at the Labour party 's threatened high rates . |
| 23 | With Birmingham needing just a point to qualify for a place in Europe , 32-year-old Thomas replaces Andy Gosney , who is out for a month because of damaged shoulder ligaments . |
| 24 | Osaka , Japan-based Seiko Epson Co has started a new made-to-order personal computer business in the US : it will custom-build machines to customer specifications at a factory in Indiana , but production of high-grade machines at the Portland , Oregon , factory will be scaled down gradually from some 2,000 a month because of the weight of competition in the US market . |
| 25 | It was announced on July 23 that Webster had agreed to delay his departure from office — scheduled for July 31 — by at least a month because of the delay over Gates 's confirmation . |
| 26 | Grace Buckley , fuel and by-products manager of the electricity company , said it had agreed that the Midlothian pit should supply 100,000 tonnes annually from next month because of the success of a trial order . |
| 27 | One in five parents and one in 10 children in homeless families had gone without food in the past month because of lack of money . |
| 28 | yeah , hopefully the business coming in of , of this month because of the fact that the , the volume of business bound to be higher |