Example sentences of "until a few week " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has been a member of the party since 1911 , and for 50 years , until a few weeks ago , collected subscriptions . |
| 2 | Until a few weeks ago she had been scarcely aware of him except as a friendly and familiar face in class ; but now , now she was very much aware of him — and he was very definitely aware of her ; much to Erika 's embarrassment sitting with her and Rosa at lunch , at the next desk in class , asking her out to the cinema and even , to Erika 's amazement and , she suspected , his own , offering to help Paul with his homework — in the Nordern home , that is — an offer declined both by Erika and Paul , although Paul did corner Fritz in school and suggest to him that if he actually did the homework then he , Paul , would further his , Fritz 's , courtship of Erika ; Paul being shrewd enough to guess the motive behind Fritz 's philanthropic gesture even though the square on the hypotenuse might remain a mystery to him . |
| 3 | Until a few weeks ago you were jumping with passion . |
| 4 | It was not until a few weeks after her father had been installed that Dorothy began to realize the fortitude with which her mother had cared for him over the years . |
| 5 | Mrs Caroline Ford , who has lived in Colston Avenue , Carshalton , one street away from the main line for 15 years , said : ‘ Until a few weeks ago we were shielded from the line by a long row of beautiful trees . |
| 6 | In general elections we , we do n't normally know for sure until a few weeks beforehand what the date of the election is going to be . |
| 7 | Appleton & Lange is part of the business , technical and professional group of Paramount Publishing , more familiar as Simon & Schuster until a few weeks ago , when Paramount Communications announced that it was changing the name of publishing group ( International News , 5th February ) . |
| 8 | At the moment we are also paying for a specialist company to provide address labels in postcode order ( to quality for Presstream ) because until a few weeks ago the National Office computer could not do this task . |
| 9 | The date of an election is now known until a few weeks before the event , when the prime minister recommends a dissolution of Parliament to the Queen . |
| 10 | Until a few weeks ago skin patients had to go for their treatment to the old dermatology hospital in this old TB ward , while research was carried out in a couple of temporary buildings . |
| 11 | Laura , who until a few weeks ago was unable to eat solid food because of her liver and bowel condition , added : ‘ I had Frosties for my breakfast . ’ |