Example sentences of "[conj] in [adj] weeks " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a measure of the popularity of Gary Hutchinson that in eight weeks of fundraising , the appeal total has reached almost £5,000 . |
| 2 | I realized that in recent weeks Hyde had become bigger and stronger , both in body and character . |
| 3 | Has my hon. Friend noticed that in recent weeks , as the public have been able to assess our present policies and our future policy offerings , there has been a very sharp and noticeable increase in our opinion poll ratings ? |
| 4 | It is notable that in recent weeks distinguished former senior military commanders in the United Kingdom have questioned the need for the deployment of TASM . |
| 5 | In reply to his observations about security , I should point out that in recent weeks the Chief Constable indicated that four out of five terrorist attempts are prevented and interdicted as a result of the work of the security forces . |
| 6 | And in recent weeks it 's become a daily chore , as more and more birds have been brought in from the nearby Gloucester Sharpness canal . |
| 7 | Afterwards , she said : ‘ Everybody has worked very hard from the beginning and in recent weeks their efforts have paid off on screen . ’ |
| 8 | Afterwards , she said : ‘ Everybody has worked very hard from the beginning and in recent weeks their efforts have paid off on screen . ’ |
| 9 | And in two weeks ’ time , just before their Wembley date , they play San Marino again , so they will be World Cup Group Two leaders with three victories before England have even begun their campaign . |
| 10 | And in six weeks ' time , we will know if the cup will remain with San Diego YC , or go to Italy , New Zealand , France or , less likely , Japan . |
| 11 | And in six weeks perhaps I can find a home for my piano . ’ |
| 12 | The following month a German army advanced into the Balkans and in three weeks occupied Yugoslavia and Greece , drawing British forces from North Africa into battles in Greece and Crete , which was captured by 1 June 1941 ( see page 113 ) . |
| 13 | In this programme I 'm going to sketch in a bit of the background , by way of introduction , and in later weeks , various colleagues of mine , concerned with all aspects of the computing world , will be helping me build up the over-all picture . |
| 14 | But in recent weeks , Joey had seen Seth drunkenly leap off his balcony into his pool . |
| 15 | But in recent weeks three backbench MPs from the three major parties have , for different reasons , caused a stir in the aisles with the heretical suggestion that the tax should be abolished . |
| 16 | During a visit to Taiwan in mid-November — to open a £150m terephthalic acid plant — Sir Denys claimed that the merger was still on course , but in recent weeks doubt has been cast on whether the demerger will go ahead , at least in the immediate future . |
| 17 | But in recent weeks the whammy has been mine : just . |
| 18 | It looks like a vat of unappetising porridge … but in two weeks time this mixture will have been transformed into two of the rarest beers in the country . |