Example sentences of "[vb infin] a few weeks " in BNC.
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| 1 | things are looking clearer now than they did you know a few weeks ago . |
| 2 | I kept my fingers crossed figuratively during the first few months of our acquaintance that neither of us would be sent elsewhere on a permanent posting — permanent until demob , that is — because I had seen quite a few promising romances nipped in the bud by one or the other partner being whipped away by the unfeeling powers-that-be , and when a relationship is developing you do need a few weeks of togetherness to allow it to mature . |
| 3 | I would wait a few weeks to see if it grows or clears up of its own accord and if it is still there , go to the vet . |
| 4 | Could you wait a few weeks until I 'm sure ? ’ |
| 5 | The media would still be able to cover current stories but within a longer-term , in-depth perspective so that Ethiopia or the Lebanon , Westland or nuclear disarmament do not simply occupy a few weeks ' worth of front page/main bulletin coverage per year . |
| 6 | But I mean I was thinking like as well cos like we did taxes like a few weeks ago did n't we , and the tax that the government get off that race , I mean seventy five million on the whole race , |
| 7 | The boy would spend a few weeks at a time with his father and when Sheila one day came to collect Scott , she mentioned that she felt she might well marry again . |
| 8 | During any year most staff members of the Institute will spend a few weeks , if not two or three months , in erm some developing country , or perhaps several , and of course we 're also heavily involved in international agencies . |
| 9 | He argues : ‘ I have little doubt that on average we will see a premium of about a third , but it could take a few weeks to get there . |
| 10 | While a wire or a gate scheme might take a few weeks if spun out to the maximum , tunnels were sometimes under construction for six months . |
| 11 | So his results were preliminary but it would only take a few weeks ' work , using the neutron spectrometer , to know for sure . |
| 12 | Will this take a few weeks to take effect ? |
| 13 | He said they were fine , but that it might take a few weeks for the lenses to settle in my eyes . |
| 14 | At least , with Micky there , we can fill a few weeks of punters coming in to watch him dry . |
| 15 | Dr Spilsby thinks she will last a few weeks yet . ’ |
| 16 | The government said that fuel supplies would only last a few weeks , but that meat and butter would run out within days . |
| 17 | But a few well I was gon na say a few weeks ago , it might be longer than that , there was that very large coloured girl that was on |