Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] a [det] weeks " in BNC.
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| 31 | The decision to cut the federal funds rate — the level at which banks borrow from each other overnight — from 4 to 33/4 p.c. is a far cry from market concerns of a few weeks ago that the Fed might soon tighten monetary policy . |
| 32 | ‘ My life can only be a question of a few weeks . |
| 33 | The turtles however , die from infections within a few weeks . |
| 34 | We shall have Bryan Robson and Lee Sharpe mush fitter in a few weeks when they have had more games . ’ |
| 35 | The duration of obstructive symptoms varied widely with a range from a few weeks to several years . |
| 36 | The sergeant 's parting shot was , ‘ I suppose you 'll be in the desert in a few weeks ’ time disguised as a Bedouin . ’ |
| 37 | This was the ‘ phoney war ’ period and everyone drank to peace in a few weeks . |
| 38 | Up to a certain size , that is to say the size attained by the rats at a few weeks old , she caught and ate them , and , with a sure instinct for authority , brought in their tails to lay them at the feet of Martha . |
| 39 | Leave the pot in a warm , dark place for a few weeks — the airing cupboard is best . |
| 40 | I was in Sydney for a few weeks , and had an affair with a broad . |
| 41 | The additional energy they enjoyed after following the diet for a few weeks helped them to take on a much more positive attitude towards life — I could sense a really happy attitude in the remarks on the questionnaires . |
| 42 | If her bullying ways persist , forget the mother-and-toddler group for a few weeks . |
| 43 | In January bring it back into a cool , airy room for a few weeks . |
| 44 | She lost her job after a few weeks and what little money my Dad had left quickly went on drugs and booze . |
| 45 | Duff Cooper , against all expectations of a few weeks before , won by a majority of nearly 6000 . |
| 46 | In any event , it is surely wrong , for the sake of a few weeks , to decide on the principle of the Bill by giving it a Second Reading while hon. Members still do not have the Stoner report . |
| 47 | Work-shadowing , whereby a student follows a business person during her normal work routines over a period of a few weeks is becoming increasingly commonplace in the UK . |
| 48 | One school suddenly lost some of its best students over a period of a few weeks . |
| 49 | The state of the market can be ascertained by visiting a number of shops and auctions over the period of a few weeks , and carefully noting the prices . |
| 50 | DEC also subcontracted the London-based software house Transvik Ltd which had previously developed the software for the Nordex exchange in the City of London ; it was its foundation on the pound sterling that caused the failure of the bond transaction , but contrary to local press reports , the system did not crash and an update to overcome the problem should be in place in a few weeks time . |
| 51 | 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 . |
| 52 | Garden cress , curly endive , salad rocket and salad rape are other salads which can be harvested as seedlings within a few weeks , before they interfere with the maturing brassicas . |
| 53 | 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 . |
| 54 | These have short periods , from a few days to a few weeks . |
| 55 | No but I did say about it Lester Piggott on a few weeks ago . |
| 56 | A genuinely corinthian sailor who spurns sponsorship , she shoe-horns her racing and preparation into a few weeks ' annual holiday taken from London-based solicitors Farrers and Co . |
| 57 | Failing that , should we put the grand EC official who is in charge of such policies — Mr. Legras — in a veal crate for a few weeks and see whether he changes his mind after that ? |
| 58 | Liz had continued to live at home with her parents , but she was now thinking about going to stay with her brother and his wife for a few weeks . |
| 59 | Just the two of us with nothing else to think about but each other for a few weeks . |
| 60 | ‘ He 's only been working for Harry for a few weeks . |