Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] some weeks " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been the first definite sign that something was wrong ; though she had been moody and withdrawn for some weeks before , he had thought this a normal reaction to her baby 's death . |
| 2 | On such surfaces larvae may survive for some weeks . |
| 3 | The Special Branch had known for some weeks that he was in Germany . |
| 4 | We had been affianced for some weeks . ’ |
| 5 | Can he explain why that information was concealed for some weeks in one case ? |
| 6 | The effectiveness usually lasts for some weeks , but is variable , depending largely on the amount of new growth being produced , and therefore the rate at which the toxic content is being diluted , and the speed of living — called the metabolic rate — which affects the rate at which the plant is able to break down and divest itself of what after all is a ‘ foreign body ’ . |
| 7 | This lasted for some weeks but at no time was the baby at risk either physically or psychologically nor was the mother and baby bond threatened . |
| 8 | The Foreign Secretary he had appointed only six months previously , had for some weeks been as exhausted in health as he had become weak on Italian sanctions . |
| 9 | This can last for some weeks . |
| 10 | This allergic reaction explains why , after successful treatment of the infection , itching may continue for some weeks because of the dead remains of the mite persisting under the skin . |
| 11 | It would have been more usual to have asked her with careful casualness to wait behind after the meeting but what he had to say was private and he had been trying for some weeks now to cut down the number of times when they were known to be alone together . |
| 12 | The Cabinet changes predicted for some weeks were announced on May 20 . |