Example sentences of "[verb] for [det] months " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this is not possible ( and it usually is n't ) , the golden advice at the present time must be to sell first rather than risk lumbering yourself with the crippling expense of having to borrow for several months or possibly longer . |
| 2 | We had to wait for some months in order to get a passage and finally set oft on my birthday in January . |
| 3 | Customers are no longer prepared to wait for several months for their chosen pattern . |
| 4 | This I endured for several months , having no spirit even to complain . |
| 5 | Antibiotics are also prescribed for acne treatment and need to be given for several months at a time to be effective . |
| 6 | The other scandal is the doctrinaire attitude of Labour-controlled councils such as Plymouth city council which , when Labour took control in May this year , halted for several months the previous Conservative policy of selling land to housing associations at concessionary prices , enabling rents to be kept down and output to be increased . |
| 7 | If the general practitioner pronounces the patient fit enough , he may be able to start driving a car again , although he may need to retake a driving test if he has not been able to drive for several months . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Miguel joins us direct from BARCELONA , where he lived for several months . |
| 10 | The net result is that the lack of that information results in the application being delayed for many months . |
| 11 | Since the rate of repayment is reviewed only once annually , quite often the effect of mortgage rate rises has been delayed for some months , allowing the borrower to prepare for the increased cost . |
| 12 | The plenum had been delayed for several months , allegedly because of divisions over economic policy between the central and provincial authorities . |
| 13 | This is usually about 18 days after infection , but it may be delayed for several months when arrested larval development occurs . |
| 14 | A lot of ‘ behind the scenes ’ work has meant there has been little news to report for some months on the A1 Locomotive Trust 's plans to build Peppercorn Pacific No 60163 . |
| 15 | The celebrated intermittent lake of Cerknica covers an area of 28.4 sq km ( 11 sq miles ) and persists for several months . |
| 16 | He had n't wanted to try for many months after his return and rarely smiled or laughed . |
| 17 | Unfortunately , the new baronet lived in India and no instructions from him were expected for many months . |
| 18 | A decision by the Environment Secretary is not expected for several months after the close of the inquiry . |
| 19 | It is advisable for children to be given inactivated polio vaccine as the live vaccine contains polio virus which may be shed for several months after being taken . |
| 20 | It is advisable for children to be given inactivated polio vaccine as the live vaccine contains the polio virus which may be shed for several months after being taken . |
| 21 | It claims that the CSM said the change would be ‘ inappropriate ’ until further research had been done and the idea was dropped for several months . |
| 22 | After trading for some months , he has been approached by a company which says it owns the rights to the trade name Pizza Parlour and that he must desist from using it . |
| 23 | Polar plants must be capable of being frozen for several months each year , and to undergo repeated freeze-thaw cycles throughout the growing season , even at the height of summer . |
| 24 | These organs are , simple lungs and with their aid , the lungfish can survive for several months , even years . |
| 25 | All popular kinds of decorative pond fish can survive for several months during the winter without feeding , as their body processes slow down in much the same manner as a tree or shrub in the garden becomes dormant . |
| 26 | Planning has been taking place on this restructure for some months now with close liaison between RAFM and the Aircraft Salvage and Transportation Flight at Abingdon , who will be responsible for all of the dismantling and moving of the airframes . |
| 27 | After a while I did something else I had n't done for several months : I began to rough out a poem . |
| 28 | Yes my children do go to school now and have done for some months now . |
| 29 | Yes my children do go to school and have done for some months now . |
| 30 | The appeals panel is not expected to rule for several months . |