Example sentences of "[art] few [adj] week " 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 | So to catch the song those wonderful liquid notes and trills and ‘ jug-jug-jugs ’ — before the few brief weeks are over , is an experience that never fails to thrill . |
| 4 | The few brief weeks at the ICO opened her mind to an appreciation of meditation literature . |
| 5 | Ratners does most of its business in the few short weeks before Christmas . |
| 6 | Heaven knew she 'd been the subject of enough prurient curiosity in the few short weeks she 'd been running the club . |
| 7 | Erm try and do a few each week . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | After suitable lengthy training for the sacrifice , these psykers would be consumed within a few scant weeks or months , drained of their spirits till they died . |
| 11 | In a few short weeks the scoops had torn a channel twenty feet wide from end to end , ripping the backbone out of Adventurers ' Fen … |
| 12 | Emily sighed heavily , no more would she sit beneath those trees reading or idling away her days so carelessly as she had done , was it only a few short weeks ago ? |
| 13 | Attractive as they are , specialised feeders such as these will be doomed to starvation and death in a few short weeks in the aquarium . |
| 14 | Sources who , a few short weeks ago , said they ‘ would have bet the farm ’ on the Novell/Unix System Labs merger going through are now convinced the deal has soured . |
| 15 | And she had never needed Josey 's encouragement more than she had just a matter of a few short weeks ago . |
| 16 | Only a few short weeks before she was due to come to Edinburgh and receive the medal , she was forced to go into hiding in her own country . |
| 17 | Unhappily , it had only lasted a few short weeks , but all their friends still shuddered at the memory of their truly spectacular fights ! |
| 18 | The foliage in the park was turning to burnished gold and Rachel knew that in a few short weeks the temperature would drop , the leaves would fall and once again her favourite time of year would be over . |
| 19 | It has been an astonishing transformation in opinions and attitudes , within the course of a few short weeks . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | If there is no luck after a few days or the child is showing antagonism to the potty then the parent should leave the training for a few more weeks . |
| 22 | The Lazio star , pictured left carrying a lot of extra poundage on his way to Rome two months ago , has shed more than a stone in weight since his £5.5million summer move from Tottenham — but he must wait a few more weeks before he returns to serious competition . |
| 23 | Lexandro grinned wildly , for within but a few more weeks he was to have holes drilled through his carapace so that he could jack in to power armour . |
| 24 | " Well , if you go on like you 're doing now you may live only a few more weeks or months . |
| 25 | But if that were all , would it be so insupportable to stay a few more weeks in Hussey 's household ? |
| 26 | No , she 's said , she , she ai n't got the courage to ask her for more money , so I said well just give it a few more weeks and then Anne and Brian 's turn up , if it do n't get any better then , I 'm afraid you got Anne and Brian 's . |
| 27 | He went and I had a few miserable weeks . |