Example sentences of "[noun] for [art] [adj] weeks " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are no rough notes for the succeeding weeks , and there is no explanation of his silence . |
| 2 | Durham born Gregory had only been playing the bass guitar for a few weeks when he joined . |
| 3 | He had had a spell about two years previously when he had been in a wheel-chair for a few weeks , but had managed to get himself out of it and stagger around with two tripods . |
| 4 | In January 1936 Edward went to Windsor for a few weeks . |
| 5 | Yet another strategy is to put progress on ‘ hold ’ and stay with your current level of progress for a few weeks until you feel more accustomed to the level and better able to proceed . |
| 6 | There is nothing more demoralising than coming home with an injury which keeps you out of action for a few weeks . |
| 7 | Having used the preamp for a few weeks now I have got bored with the presets and want to start using it to create some more familiar sounds . |
| 8 | She put by the rent for the six weeks , and laid out everything for the bills — she usually pays £6 a week for gas , £2.68 newspapers , £2 club for her son 's clothes , £30 for food , £2.75 for school dinners in term time . |
| 9 | She thought it was limited to securing £60,000 and would only continue in force for a few weeks . |
| 10 | A stiff neck for a few weeks after a bump was tolerated in the past . |
| 11 | Those who could live on savings for a few weeks or months were ‘ that rare class ’ . |
| 12 | The vicar says he 'll can live of his savings for a few weeks , but if there 's still no escape from the dole he 'll have to return to Greece . |
| 13 | It was thought by the producers that the programme slipped out of the top ten ratings for a few weeks because of the squeamishness of some viewers , but this was probably just a seasonal fluctuation . |
| 14 | HRP can only be given for complete tax years ( 6 April to 5 April ) , so if you simply gave up work for a few weeks in order to help out , you would be unlikely to qualify . |
| 15 | The magazine will just have to lurch along snuggled up to me and my ageing haemorrhoids for a few weeks . |
| 16 | When , in the summer of 1983 , she went to England for a few weeks , she took a French companion whose role was to instruct her during every spare moment . |
| 17 | He had only known Heather for a few weeks , after all , and may well have been deceived by the impression she had created in Rhodes ' alien environment . |
| 18 | While skirmishing has started in the Senate , which will not consider the economic plan for a few weeks , something like open warfare has broken out in the House . |
| 19 | After they 've scalded my ears with their abuse for a few weeks , and paraded my wreckage before the assembled ranks as an edifying example of what not to do and how not to do it , they will probably just turn me into a stone gargoyle on the roof of some Gothic cathedral . |
| 20 | We were in Stratford for the summer , but I went down to Hampshire for a few weeks to do some business for Will about some sheep . |
| 21 | She 's been reported missing and we 're checking her movements for the two weeks before she vanished . ’ |
| 22 | We have our little rule book and we let a woman come into the Guild for a few weeks and then she 's told the rules . |
| 23 | This was later found to be untrue , as neither of her daughters nor her son received any schooling or tuition of any sort for the five weeks they were away . |
| 24 | Leave the pot in a warm , dark place for a few weeks — the airing cupboard is best . |
| 25 | I was in Sydney for a few weeks , and had an affair with a broad . |
| 26 | ‘ It is a recovery , ’ said chairman Sir Ian MacLaurin , announcing profits up by 31 p.c. to £545m before tax for the 53 weeks to February 29 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | If her bullying ways persist , forget the mother-and-toddler group for a few weeks . |
| 29 | In January bring it back into a cool , airy room for a few weeks . |
| 30 | The total number of casuals for the four weeks previously was nine , none of whom were men . |