21.   But planning the event took months of hard work.

22.   The appeal could take several months, particularly in cases where a local inquiry was held.

23.   It took many months to get the Staff to evaluate the possibilities of such a scheme.

24.   The application will take several months to come on for hearing.

25.   It might take months, it might take years, it might never even be possible.

26.   The tiles had taken a month to arrive, and if a replacement batch was required it would mean her hanging fire on the commission for another four weeks.

27.   But it will involve replacing the entire middle span... and that could take months.

28.   It takes months of painstaking work to grow the perfect orchid, and the potential prizewinners have to be kept cool and dark to stop them fading.

29.   Planning the memorial service took months, set in motion when a local historian saw a commemorative plaque on the wall of the British Legion.