Converse of object

• exceed: An interruption of study should not normally exceed 12 months for any category of student.

• publish: Your forum for news and views, published every other month.

• come: The focus of the coming months is laying the policy basis for the legislation.

Preposition: in

• jail: The tourist could now face up to three months in jail under India's obscenity laws.

• advance: Advertisers will be invoiced one month in advance of ad renewal.

• prison: The six people on trial escaped with relatively light sentences, three months in prison and a fine each.

Adjective modifier

• few: Over the next few months, you'll hear about PCI Express.

• last: Last month the Welsh Assembly voted for a public inquiry into the service, which has been told to make savings of £ 10m.

• next: Over the next few months, you'll hear about PCI Express.

• coming: The appointments to both are expected within the coming months.

• past: The politics of the past several months have been full of interest.

• several: The politics of the past several months have been full of interest.

Modifies a noun

• period: Private sector members may try out our services for a three month trial period without paying a subscription.

• warranty: These PCs are pre-used refurbished units and come with a 3 month hardware warranty.

Noun used with modifier

• twelve: Your marriage must then take place within twelve months of the date you gave notice.

• winter: Watching my 3 sons play rugby takes up most of my time in the winter months.

• summer: During summer months sandals are acceptable only with dark socks.

• eleven: Nearly eleven months later the Council decided that his placards constituted a ' nuisance ' and began proceedings to remove him ( 1 ).