Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [det] week " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ He has been outstanding for several weeks now — and he 's got real pace , which you ca n't find these days , never mind buy it . |
2 | At first it was easy enough to evade supervision , and my weight remained stable for several weeks . |
3 | At the Court of Appeal today , Rachael 's solicitor explained that he 'd been frightened of losing the children , and that for several weeks before the killing he 'd been taking medication for depression . |
4 | Erm I 've got the Observer Ghost Story winners we can leave that for another week . |
5 | Please note also that for this week ONLY the evening Mass at St. Philip 's Priory , Begbroke has been transferred from Wednesday to Thursday evening , for the Feast of St. Philip Benizi , at 7.00 pm . |
6 | Raw fruits also keep well if stored in the fridge , where they will remain fresh for several weeks . |
7 | The flats will have to stay empty for several weeks |
8 | You can call us FREE on any week day , 9.00am to 9.00pm , for an immediate quote and decision . |
9 | This group prepares a Draft Convention , a process usually taking several meetings each of some weeks duration , for consideration at the next Session of the Conference . |
10 | Each of these weeks has its own theme , rather like a signpost leading to the next part of the route . |
11 | The new bride , required by Hindu etiquette to be blushingly coy for several weeks after her marriage , cowered beyond the open window , twitching the lace curtain . |
12 | Most protest was directed at the government 's failure to pay salaries , overdue for several weeks . |
13 | There 's been so much on this week I just have n't had time to get the details of the contract finalised . ’ |
14 | Your weight and inches should remain constant during that week and then when you return to the diet you will probably find you lose more weight and inches quite easily . |
15 | I was also ill for some weeks , but slowly , I got better . |
16 | The excitement of all these events made me seriously ill for several weeks . |
17 | Faced with the poll tax , most of its modern citizenry have sounded distinctly unphilosophical these past few weeks . |
18 | ‘ You 've been behaving suspiciously these past few weeks . |
19 | ‘ Father Poole , you ca n't imagine the hell I 've been through these past few weeks . ’ |
20 | I 've been watching him these past few weeks — spying on him , you might say — and I 've seen how he surrounds himself with cronies . |
21 | ‘ If there had been less talk these past few weeks then perhaps the rumours that aided Bragad 's cause would never have arisen . |
22 | ‘ I 'd very much like to know , ’ he said , ‘ what Masklin has been doing these past few weeks … ’ |
23 | Very few children have been present during this week , many with their parents in the field . |
24 | Well we wan na know whether we were gon na try and do them all in that week ? |
25 | There are only three Irish players ahead of Clarke in the ratings prior to this week 's European Masters — Ronan Rafferty at 39th , David Feherty ( 66th ) and O'Connor Jnr ( 109th ) . |
26 | Prior to this week , seriously injured victims of accidents were taken by ambulance to the nearest casualty department , regardless of their injuries . |
27 | So the Essex-based producer responsible for this week 's fastest-rising hit , Do n't You Want Me , ca n't perform lucrative concerts or go on TV in case his bosses see him . |
28 | Within the hour , Hari had measured several pairs of feet and had enough orders to keep her busy for several weeks . |
29 | Unless a dancer was resident for many weeks at a theatre , it was difficult to get to know a prospective husband . |
30 | And his seven years of study have paid off , with his name among those of this week 's successful candidates . |