Example sentences of "[be] [verb] for six months " in BNC.
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| 1 | One student looking for employment had finished his grant entitlement in the first quarter of 1984 , and had been job-seeking for six months ( Table 7.2 ) . |
| 2 | Jo and Ryan had been dating for six months and had progressed some way beyond parking now . |
| 3 | The trouble is my boyfriend , with whom I have been living for six months , thinks I should use the money to pay off our overdraft . |
| 4 | They 're disallowed for six months and then coming and |
| 5 | If for instance , an employee has been employed for six months or more , the governing body must give the LEA a written statement of the reasons for dismissal . |
| 6 | THE paper recycling pilot scheme at LASMO 's Broadgate office has now been running for six months — and the amount of paper being collected each week has doubled . |
| 7 | I wanted specifically to address myself to one rumour which seems to be a circulating dilemma , a great deal of enthusiasm and I heard that at er Chichester Railway Station today erm the staff at Chichester Railway Station seem to be under the impression that the erm the emergency planning authorities er have imminent proposals to breach the railway line south of to allow the flood water to escape to the sea , with the result so I was quite earnestly and er without any doubt that the railway will be closed for six months erm the , the Chairman of the County Council just raised this issue with the Emergency Planning , I understand that this is er an unsubstantiated rumour and er that there be a an immediate er destruction of the railways is not imminent but er I think perhaps it shows that erm probably due to the the great media interest and all sorts of stories are er doing a round but it goes without saying of course that the railway was n't closed for six months to the railway , but I do n't think there is any er any prospect to that , but I think the Chairman Council feels that . |
| 8 | If the water flows into the shaft of an adjoining mine , with the result that the mine can not be worked for six months , the mine owner may recover damages , but the miners who lose their wages during that period probably have no remedy , not because the loss is ‘ unnatural ’ or ‘ unforeseeable ’ but because it is a loss of a type for which the law restricts recovery . |
| 9 | But it is also true that warrants to the security services may be renewed for six months at a time . |
| 10 | A Co-op spokesman says : ‘ We have found an alternative firm but it has meant that instead of mortgage repayments being met for a year , they will now only be paid for six months — and the price has had to rise as well . ’ |
| 11 | Although the Hervert Laming letter of 13 December 1992 created its own furore about what should be written down , senior managers had already been debating for six months about whether care managers should bluff users and relatives about the money available for them . |
| 12 | Phillip Thorpe , deputy chief executive of the Securities and Futures Authority , has been seconded for six months to assist Andrew Large , chairman of the Securities and Investments Board , in his review of the way the SIB carries out its regulatory responsibilities . |
| 13 | Ten patients were treated for six months ; six patients withdrew because of adverse effects . |
| 14 | The skipper and one other man were convicted of smuggling , each having to pay £1392 , and were gaoled for six months , with a further sentence of six months should the fines be unpaid within three months . |
| 15 | As a result seventeen players were suspended for six months , fined a total of £900 , and forbidden to play for the club again . |
| 16 | The CP 's activities were suspended for six months on Aug. 30 . |
| 17 | On 14 October 1991 Mr. Butler had been found guilty of contempt of court by breaching the injunction granted on 12 September 1991 and was sentenced to four weeks in prison , the sentence being suspended for six months . |
| 18 | This second tranche of the SAF had been withheld for six months until Sri Lanka had agreed to the implementation of a policy framework paper outlining the conditions for the government 's stabilization programme . |
| 19 | A man who tortured a cat in the cellar of his house has been jailed for six months . |
| 20 | A farmer has been jailed for six months for cruelty to his animals . |
| 21 | A HIT-AND-RUN driver who knocked down a Gaelic footballer and left him dying on a border road has been jailed for six months . |
| 22 | A DARLINGTON woman has been jailed for six months . |
| 23 | A London born terrorist has today been jailed for six months in Amsterdam on arms offences . |
| 24 | Drivers can expect delays and congestion when the Gateshead viaduct is closed for six months for re-waterproofing . |
| 25 | They are part of a BMS Action Team and have been working for six months of mission in France . |
| 26 | Well if you have n't been working for six months you are looking for a job , you are not unemployed . |
| 27 | DUBLIN 'S Tommy Carr has been banned for six months following his sending off in the recent National League Football final against Donegal . |
| 28 | He has been banned for six months after being sent off in the Royal Liver League final replay against Donegal . |
| 29 | The formal opening in December 1644 of the congress at Munster was delayed for six months , at least partly by quarrels over ceremonial . |
| 30 | Cardwell , of Mersea Road , Colchester , was discharged for six months and ordered to pay £53 towards prosecution costs . |