Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [prep] a few week " in BNC.
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1 | We look forward to a generous settlement in a few weeks ' time when he might deal with the London Regional Transport anomaly which is afflicting us as Members representing outer London . |
2 | Durham born Gregory had only been playing the bass guitar for a few weeks when he joined . |
3 | The magazine will just have to lurch along snuggled up to me and my ageing haemorrhoids for a few weeks . |
4 | If her bullying ways persist , forget the mother-and-toddler group for a few weeks . |
5 | Lord John Russell was Foreign Secretary for a few weeks only in Aberdeen 's Coalition Government , when on 21st February , 1853 , he was replaced by George Villiers , fourth Earl of Clarendon ( 1800–70 ) who held the post until February 1858 , in both Aberdeen 's and Palmerston 's Governments . |
6 | But now we 're in the top erm position , we 've been in the top position for a few weeks now , it obviously erm makes you think that whether it 's a possibility . |
7 | Though water is solid for much of the year , the annual thaw in spring and summer provides a wide range of aquatic habitats that support biological activity , and may even allow high productivity for a few weeks each year . |
8 | While skirmishing has started in the Senate , which will not consider the economic plan for a few weeks , something like open warfare has broken out in the House . |
9 | Leave the pot in a warm , dark place for a few weeks — the airing cupboard is best . |
10 | One of the deals , being kept under wraps until an official announcement in a few weeks , is believed to be a lucrative shirt sponsorship package — but chairman Wallace Mercer is refusing to say if it involves current sponsor Strongbow . |
11 | Mrs Padmore , as we know from the memorandum at the front of the file , is going to be transferring to the Economic Secretariat in a few weeks ' time . |
12 | A swift wartime courtship , a deep passionate love of a few weeks , then marriage , separation and death . |
13 | We 'll catch up with her continued efforts in a few weeks time when Zoe Muir reviews the progress of all our healthy lifestylers as they hit the three month mark . |
14 | A stiff neck for a few weeks after a bump was tolerated in the past . |
15 | In January bring it back into a cool , airy room for a few weeks . |
16 | Life , for the short space of a few weeks , was better than she had ever known it . |
17 | Apple is expected to launch its own personal digital organiser in a few weeks and other companies are expected to follow suit later in the year . |
18 | Energis is the name chosen by the UK 's National Grid Company for the telephone service it plans to launch next year , delivered along fibre optic lines that will run along its 4,200 miles of overhead power lines and 360 miles of underground cable : the company — owned by the 12 regional UK electricity distributors , hopes to get the go-ahead for its planned service in a few weeks , and has heavyweights Gordon Owen , formerly of Mercury Communications Ltd , and David Dey , formerly British Telecommunications Plc on board to run the business . |
19 | Food importers said supermarkets were stockpiling tinned supplies and gave warning that there would be shortages of pilchards and corned beef within a few weeks . |
20 | The deaf in Exeter occupied temporary premises for a few weeks , before settling into another building near the centre of the town , but not for very long . |
21 | It 's all part of the charm , a charm that brings hundreds back year after year to escape frenetic perfection for a few weeks . |
22 | She tried low-calorie diets for a few week . |
23 | We were both tested and forgot about the whole thing till a few weeks later . |