Example sentences of "[noun sg] in [adj] weeks " in BNC.
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| 1 | An air travel ban to Libya is due to come into force in two weeks time . |
| 2 | Today in Colombo , Sri Lanka 's spinners will be aiming to inflict upon England their fourth Test defeat in seven weeks . |
| 3 | A notable absentee from the Wallasey side in recent weeks has been skipper Mark Anderson who is suffering from a back injury . |
| 4 | There was great jubilation in the family when he returned home to tell them that he was to start in the Despatch Department in two weeks ' time , in the huge new office in Edge Lane where Eileen worked . |
| 5 | On their mother 's milk , the cubs double their birth weight in four weeks and treble it in six . |
| 6 | Walker , who finished third in a race won by the Frenchman Bruno Le Stum in 8 mins 27.47 secs , now plans to make his third attempt in three weeks in the GB v Kenya match at Edinburgh 's Meadowbank Stadium on Friday night . |
| 7 | There 's a dance at the College in two weeks , I did n't dare to ask you . |
| 8 | Their task was to watch and delay any drive from the south , where the Japanese had landed at Beco , the ‘ port ’ of entry in previous weeks for Australian supplies . |
| 9 | No , that 's eight pound in four weeks . |
| 10 | SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL : Fishing in recent weeks has been patchy but Welsh arm opens on June 16 and tench should show at Frankton and Chirk . |
| 11 | But despite the ‘ scariest moment ’ of his life , James said he would be back in action in four weeks ' time at the Dundrod 150 . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'll be back on a horse in two weeks , and could race ride in three weeks . |
| 13 | Commenting on the performance , Geoff Burns , a director of Murray Johnstone , said : ‘ We are pleased with the progress of the unlisted portfolio , with one investment that has just been floated and the prospect of two to come , including Stagecoach in three weeks ’ time . |
| 14 | I heard of one 35-year-old secretary who bought a special offer at a solarium , soaked up 50 half-hour sessions of artificial sun in ten weeks , and found her shins covered with large , dark , irregular freckles that remained and spread . |
| 15 | With Robert Jones and Aled Williams a dominating half-back force , Wales coach Alan Davies will need little prompting about the men he should choose for the Test in two weeks time . |
| 16 | The collision between a BMW and a lorry was the third serious crash in three weeks on the road . |
| 17 | It 's the second health issue in recent weeks in Oxfordshire to be raised at national level . |
| 18 | She 's expecting her second child in three weeks and is determined this time to have the baby at home . |
| 19 | ‘ I have asked at houses near the academy , but to rent a room there — yes , it is most embarrassing to say I can not afford what is asked , and I shall not be earning until I begin my work in two weeks . |
| 20 | I start work in three weeks . ’ |
| 21 | The report was also highly critical of the LTTE for the summary killing of Sinhalese , of Moslems and of Tamils suspected of " treason " , and for the massacre of a large number of police taken prisoner in June 1990 [ see pp. 37529-30 ] ; a mass grave containing the corpses of 35 police was found near Batticaloa on Sept. 9 , the third such discovery in recent weeks . |
| 22 | Ian Stewart aims to be ready for the first team in three weeks |
| 23 | Hopefully I will be fully fit and fighting for a first team place in two weeks . ’ |
| 24 | Melvyn Kelly , prosecuting , said it was expected that committal proceedings would be able to take place in two weeks . |
| 25 | Already , said station manager John Moares , 130 people had applied for early retirement in recent weeks a situation which he considers to be partly connected with the station 's uncertain future . |
| 26 | Yet , if Souness had been as rational during the game , Spurs might not have won their first League match in six weeks . |
| 27 | The only heavy defeat was at Newington , who were playing their ninth match in six weeks , as opposed to the tourists , who were commencing their season . |
| 28 | I have one question which relates to the article double page article in this weeks Harlow Star . |
| 29 | When she got to the hospital , they gave her an appointment to see a gynaecologist in six weeks time . |
| 30 | Hank was so used to being deserted by his mother that he did not think it odd that she should go out on the first evening in ten weeks that his father had been able to spend at home . |