Example sentences of "few [adj] weeks [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So she went to Madras , in whose pleasant climate she would live out the few remaining weeks of her life . |
| 2 | Opposition Members would welcome the opportunity to debate Government and Opposition policies during the general election campaign , but , given that the Prime Minister does not have the guts to call an election , can you please ensure that , during the few remaining weeks of the Government 's period of office , Prime Minister 's Question Time will be used to ask the Prime Minister questions about Government policy ? |
| 3 | By starting later and doing it gradually you get a few extra weeks without the fuss and worry of having to give solids at all . |
| 4 | Tito , at the age of 87 , was forced to stay alive for a few extra weeks by the vigorous application of every last trick of the medical trade , including the use of a kidney machine , long after it was apparent that he had reached the end of a pretty long road . |
| 5 | The few brief weeks at the ICO opened her mind to an appreciation of meditation literature . |
| 6 | Ratners does most of its business in the few short weeks before Christmas . |
| 7 | Attractive as they are , specialised feeders such as these will be doomed to starvation and death in a few short weeks in the aquarium . |
| 8 | Her lot had not been a happy one : the husband whom she had only ever seen for a few precious weeks in all since their marriage had now left her a widow , without support and with a child and step-children to fend for . |