Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] a [adj] weeks " in BNC.
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1 | Do you think you will be safe , working with me for a few weeks ? |
2 | This is me , I goes , I goes I 'll let it slip this time cos you have n't seen me for a few weeks . |
3 | There had been a stray mongrel whom they had named Herbert , with a large uncoordinated body and look of lugubrious disapproval who had attached himself to them for a few weeks and whose voracious appetite for dog-meat and biscuits had had a ruinous effect on the housekeeping . |
4 | Until commissioned to write this feature , I had never used liquid acrylics and , having now worked with them for a few weeks , I must report that I am completely sold on this exciting medium . |
5 | At the same time he supposedly played really well in these matches and got an offer from Juve to stay with them for a few weeks this winter . |
6 | But still the employers resisted , and it was not until August 1917 that discontent among seamen led the government to establish joint meetings between the Ministry of Shipping , the NSFU and the Shipping Federation , with the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Shipping , Sir Leo Chiozza Money as chairman , from which there evolved in the following November a joint " National Maritime Marine Board " , of the kind which Wilson had long advocated , which within a few weeks referred to itself as the National Maritime Board . |
7 | I am convinced that if the hon. Gentleman were ever in a position of responsibility in the House — the likelihood of which is becoming increasingly remote — he would also find himself advised that it would be foolish to put before the House proposals which in a few weeks or months might fall outside the law . |
8 | See you in a few weeks again . |
9 | Laura , who until a few weeks ago was unable to eat solid food because of her liver and bowel condition , added : ‘ I had Frosties for my breakfast . ’ |
10 | Come back to me in a few weeks with another research proposal . |
11 | It 's ridiculous — I 've only known him for a few weeks . |
12 | It would tick over perfectly without her for a few weeks . |
13 | I enjoyed it for a few weeks but then went to Stanley . ’ |
14 | Going it alone in difficult times is not to be recommended , but if you wish to try it for a few weeks then there is no harm done , simply time lost if you are unsuccessful . |
15 | However , she only keeps it for a few weeks before it is handed back to the new Lady Mayoress by the sheriff for the price of a kiss . |
16 | Geoff Butterwick , public transport manager for Suffolk County Council , said : ‘ We 've only had it for a few weeks but it 's already proving useful and I 'm sure it will make life a lot easier . |
17 | Yes I know cos you did have it on a few weeks ago . |
18 | ‘ A friend lent me hers for a few weeks . |
19 | " The autumn gales 'll be on us in a few weeks , and the volunteers wo n't be so easy to come by after that . " |
20 | This process can take anything from a few weeks to a few months . |