Example sentences of "[to-vb] for months " in BNC.

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1 Smaller pots can be planted with single specimens to flower for months , or to be concealed and moved into place as they approach their best .
2 By mid-March he was far behind with the reviewing on which he now chiefly depended for a living , Cottle was becoming ‘ clamorous ’ about preparations for the new edition of poems , and Osorio was a commitment which seemed likely to reach for months into the future .
3 One sees the pleasure Bill Deedes will have got , pleasure enough to last for months .
4 And it would have to rain for months to make any difference .
5 And levels in some areas are now so low , that it would have to rain for months to make any difference .
6 It was a good system for everyone except the artist , who was frequently offered a low rate for the job , then had his payment deferred , and sometimes had to battle for months to receive anything at all .
7 Additional factors which play a part in ensuring the endemicity of these worms are , first , the ability of the L1 to survive for months in the faecal pellet , and secondly , the persistence of L3 in the intermediate host for the lifetime of the mollusc .
8 ‘ Do n't know about that , but I do know it 's the only good look I 'm going to get for months so I 'm making the most of it . ’
9 She 's been going to move for months . "
10 ‘ It sounds , ’ Husband said , ‘ as if our soldier friend has probably destroyed anything that we might have to show for months of expensive —
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