Example sentences of "[to-vb] 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He had n't wanted to try for many months after his return and rarely smiled or laughed . |
| 8 | The appeals panel is not expected to rule for several months . |
| 9 | I have rarely seen the House so unanimous in warmth and affection , and especially in its understanding of the severe ordeal that one of our colleagues and his family have had to endure for many months . |
| 10 | It was to last for some months yet . |
| 11 | It states that sex is not appropriate in every situation where a couple are mutually attracted , or even within a relationship that is expected to last for some months or even years . |
| 12 | I needed to study for several months to make a woman monster successfully . |
| 13 | Two of these planned to travel for some months before commencing job search : the rest planned to continue writing up their theses . |