Example sentences of "[noun prp] [prep] [adj] weeks " in BNC.
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| 31 | Each Spring , as Cornwall prepares for its annual , generally welcome , English invasion , times seem far removed from the troubled Tudor days when hastily mustered Cornish armies invaded England in support of various causes , culminating in the Western Rebellion of 1549 , when a largely Cornish army besieged Exeter for five weeks . |
| 32 | The children were away from Orkney for five weeks . |
| 33 | Sometimes the ambivalence took an unexpected turn , as when the rebels under Odo , bishop of Bayeux , held the town and castle of Rochester for many weeks against his nephew , King William Rufus , in 1088 . |
| 34 | She 'd be dreadful when they came to Der Zarewitsch in three weeks ' time ; like playing Arsena again . |
| 35 | Manager Tommy Gilmour will fly to Puerto Rico in three weeks to try and bring the Camacho fight to Glasgow in January , giving Weir almost three months to get over his first ever cut in one hundred and sixty seven fights as both amateur and professional . |
| 36 | ‘ You will be Jane Rochester in four weeks ’ time , not a day more . |
| 37 | After I did the course for two weeks I went down to a place in Ashford and I was in Ashford for twelve weeks , came back to Chelmsford , did another two weeks and then I was released as what 's known as probationer constable , a probationer constable . |
| 38 | On this particular tour they were based in Chicago for seven weeks and expected to see gangsters shooting on the sidewalks every minute . |
| 39 | The ship has been at Rosyth for some weeks and work should have started on 1 March . |
| 40 | Thomas Street , Ballymena — one-way traffic from Hill Street to Mount Street for three weeks . |
| 41 | Seb saw far less of Carrie during these weeks than he would have wished . |
| 42 | Although half of the FRG is in Canada for six weeks , most of the rest are supporting the Blues and Royals battlegroup on exercise in Soltau . |
| 43 | It was the same later that year when they visited Canada for three weeks . |
| 44 | It had already been introduced progressively in a number of regions of the Russian Federation and throughout the Ukraine and Armenia in recent weeks . |
| 45 | By the way , I know things have been a bit strained at Elland Road in recent weeks , but did the last record to be played before the team came out on saturday REALLY have to be Bruce Springsteen singing ‘ Glory days — well , they pass you by … ’ |
| 46 | But a string of bomb attacks in Manila in recent weeks has led many people to believe that a new coup attempt ca n't be far away . |
| 47 | In fact , Coetzee has just been granted immunity to return to South Africa for three weeks : he will give evidence in support of the Mxenge family 's case against the Minister of Law and Order , which begins on April 15 . |
| 48 | The evidence was that he had worked in the UK for 40 weeks and in Italy for 50 weeks . |
| 49 | Shirley , who books his races , keeps his times , files his cuttings , went to Melbourne for six weeks to her sister 's , and he was lost without her . |
| 50 | A nurse working with sick children in Honduras for six weeks . |
| 51 | She flew back to London with sons William and Harry after two weeks at Balmoral . |
| 52 | Now the formula one grand prix circus is getting ready to hit the road for another season … first race is in South Africa in five weeks time … what 's new … is it going to be a head to head between Mansell and Senna … |
| 53 | His next race will be at Chepstow in two weeks time . |
| 54 | ENGLAND will almost certainly be without their inspirational Lions No. 8 , Dean Richards , when they play Fiji in five weeks . |
| 55 | In Alexandria in two weeks ’ time . |
| 56 | Israeli immigration officials confirmed on April 10 that some 300 Albanian Jews ( almost the entire Jewish community in Albania ) had been airlifted to Israel in recent weeks . |
| 57 | The move will add to the em-barrassment and humiliation heaped on Mr Lamont in recent weeks , and it will only get worse . |
| 58 | Don Caskie got a try and all the players a warning from coach keith richardson … he says they 'll have to improve and mind their manners on the field before the next big game against Bath in two weeks time |
| 59 | Flying to Paris within two weeks of gaining her pilot 's licence led to Betty taking part in record breaking flights , one of which was as co-pilot to F/O A E Clouston in DH.88 Comet G–ACSS flying from Croydon to the Cape , breaking Amy Johnson 's outbound record along with five other records in the overall flight . |
| 60 | After losing 83–6 to Blaydon and 42–3 to Horden in recent weeks , the injuries are not helping to get back on the rails in time for their final two league matches this month against Sunderland and Mowden Park . |