Example sentences of "[noun] for [art] few weeks " in BNC.

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1 Durham born Gregory had only been playing the bass guitar for a few weeks when he joined .
2 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 .
3 In January 1936 Edward went to Windsor for a few weeks .
4 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 .
5 There is nothing more demoralising than coming home with an injury which keeps you out of action for a few weeks .
6 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 .
7 She thought it was limited to securing £60,000 and would only continue in force for a few weeks .
8 A stiff neck for a few weeks after a bump was tolerated in the past .
9 Those who could live on savings for a few weeks or months were ‘ that rare class ’ .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 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 .
13 The magazine will just have to lurch along snuggled up to me and my ageing haemorrhoids for a few weeks .
14 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 .
15 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 .
16 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 .
17 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 .
18 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 .
19 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 .
20 Leave the pot in a warm , dark place for a few weeks — the airing cupboard is best .
21 I was in Sydney for a few weeks , and had an affair with a broad .
22 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 .
23 If her bullying ways persist , forget the mother-and-toddler group for a few weeks .
24 In January bring it back into a cool , airy room for a few weeks .
25 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 ?
26 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 .
27 Just the two of us with nothing else to think about but each other for a few weeks .
28 ‘ He 's only been working for Harry for a few weeks .
29 Finally , remember to protect oxygenating plants with wide cylinders or domes of netting for a few weeks to prevent any fish from pulling them up before they 're established .
30 It helps if you both keep independent jealousy logs for a few weeks beforehand .
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