Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] two weeks " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The whole business has dragged on for two weeks already and it looks like going on even longer . |
| 2 | This went on for two weeks . |
| 3 | Michael Winner , on whose original story Likely Lads TV writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais based their script , had discovered , while studying at Cambridge University , a legal loophole that meant that ‘ borrowing ’ bicycles from his college to get to the office of the student newspaper Varsity , which he edited , did not constitute theft , although he was gated and sent down for two weeks . |
| 4 | I was in for two weeks , during which I had a wide variety of tests . |
| 5 | for two weeks switching over after two weeks and repeat the same process , at the same time the other two groups will be doing personal statements . |
| 6 | My divorce comes through in two weeks . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ On November 1 they told us that normal Christmas arrangements would apply — that we would work for most of the holiday period — then they dropped this bombshell on November 22 and said we would be off for two weeks . |
| 8 | The company has an agreement with its work force that when work is short employees will be laid off for two weeks on full pay [ and ] after that they will have to apply for unemployment benefit … . |
| 9 | No it was our summer holiday , I went off for two weeks , when I came back Paula was off for a month . |
| 10 | Jelly babies , dolly mixtures , love hearts that said ‘ Kiss me quick ’ , and if you saved up for two weeks you could buy a whipped cream walnut . |
| 11 | I rang up after two weeks and I spoke to the nurse and she said , oh , your cholesterol 's alright . |
| 12 | They 're then taken upstream to exactly the same stretch of river they were picked up from two weeks ago and released — clearly happy to back in the territory they recognise … until this time next year , when they 'll be collected once again for another short break in their unlikely holiday location , just off the M25 … |
| 13 | They will survive without water for up to two weeks ( providing you do n't forget to water too often ) and love hot weather . |
| 14 | Once opened , a jar will keep for up to two weeks in the fridge ( seal surface with a little olive oil ) . |
| 15 | Do not expect instant results , especially if the baby has diarrhoea or colic — it may take up to two weeks for the baby 's digestive system to return to normal . |
| 16 | Some mares can run milk for up to two weeks before foaling and the colostrum is lost . |
| 17 | The adhesive eggs are then released to rest in the nest and spawning continues for up to two weeks . |
| 18 | Make up to two weeks before Christmas and store in a covered container in the fridge . |
| 19 | The brandy scrolls will keep in an airtight container for up to two weeks , but should n't be filled more than 30min before serving as the gooseberry fool makes them go soft . |
| 20 | These truffles will store for up to two weeks in the fridge . |
| 21 | Alternatively , you can get blank decorative envelopes from your post office up to two weeks before the issue date . |
| 22 | The palmier biscuits can be made up to two weeks in advance of the filling them with the whipped cream , as long as they are stored in an airtight tin . |
| 23 | Members of MoneySavers gain the privileges of * Priority Booking — up to two weeks in advance of public booking * The Playhouse " What 's On " brochure sent direct to you in advance of public distribution * Free membership of The Stage Door Club and most important of all * Two seats for the price of one on most Monday and Tuesday evenings in the Main House and for many first nights in the Studio Theatre . |
| 24 | The availability of bovine tissue allows the use of frequent short term ( up to two weeks ) primary cultures rather than longterm cultures avoiding problems of cell differentiation , which are likely to occur in longterm cultures . |
| 25 | Cakes filled with buttercream will keep if kept in an airtight container for up to two weeks , but it does go off quicker than other types of icing . |
| 26 | If a union complains to an industrial tribunal of failure by the employer to consult , the employer may be liable for a compensation award of up to two weeks ' pay per employee affected with a week 's salary being limited to £184 . |
| 27 | He walked free after embarrassing the RSPCA by producing a book written by one of its own experts that said it was safe to leave fish home alone for up to two weeks . |
| 28 | Kasparov and Short said they would spend up to two weeks carefully examining them . |
| 29 | Miners will have up to two weeks before they need to say whether they want to challenge British Coal 's intentions . |
| 30 | The good housekeeping exercise which we 've just circulated the documents on , which we 'll be consulting on in two weeks time tt er it mainly is about changing the organization to allow us to delegate authority down to an appropriate level . |