Example sentences of "within a [adj] weeks [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within a few weeks of the outbreak of war , the Luftwaffe had a new name for the east coast of Scotland where the skies were patrolled by the young men of the City of Glasgow Squadron , and its leaders , Wing Commander Farquhar , Group Captain the Duke of Hamilton , and Squadron Leader Johnstone . |
| 2 | Within a few weeks of the payout , Mr Curtis claimed , £1 million had vanished from their Inca Gemstones company , and been partly used for ‘ unlawful or improper purposes , ’ hidden from shareholders . |
| 3 | That Kellynch Hall must be let , ‘ a beloved home made over to others ’ , is deeply felt ; but , within a few weeks of the Crofts ' arrival as tenants , Anne ‘ could not but in conscience feel that they were gone who deserved not to stay , and that Kellynch-hall had passed into better hands than its owners . ’ |
| 4 | Within a few weeks of the Ashleys moving in , she drove up , knocked on the door and welcomed them to the area . |
| 5 | Under constantly damp conditions pellets decay very rapidly ( see next section ) , within a few weeks in the case of tawny owl and eagle owl pellets , although rather longer in some species like the barn owl . |