Example sentences of "[conj] for a [adj] weeks " in BNC.

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1 The biggest weapons , except for a few weeks in May when the federal army intervened , were mere light automatic weapons — AK-47s from Russia , Uzis from Israel , M-16s from the USA .
2 And for a few weeks I was happy .
3 Then I made him a little tent to sleep in , but for a few weeks I always took my gun to bed with me .
4 Every child knows that a country which ceased to work , I will not say for a year , but for a few weeks , would die .
5 There 's somebody came in today , a guy came in today who used to work with us who usually comes in occasionally and I would see him , but for a few weeks now , so he noticed it .
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