Example sentences of "[adj] week [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had a few weeks to bask in the glow of this last electoral achievement , weeks that were only a little marred by the unpleasantness of Cabinet changes and the difficulties of moving towards a decision on the application of the oil sanction against Italy . |
| 2 | It takes a few weeks to establish in the tank before it begins to grow . |
| 3 | THE ISRAELI cabinet is being called this week to debate for the first time proposals made by Egypt for advancing the search for a settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict . |
| 4 | I might not get a chance this week to read of the collapse of reason , of the loneliness of standing for something . |
| 5 | Anglers throughout the province were saddened earlier this week to hear of the tragic deaths of international game anglers Winston and Billy McConville . |
| 6 | Will the Prime Minister take time this week to write to the broadcasting authorities to say that he is willing to take part in a live , televised debate between the party leaders during the next general election campaign ? |
| 7 | With just six weeks to go to the British Olympic trials , officials wanted all concerned to be aware of the potential repercussions following the recent National Olympic Committee meeting when it was decided that anyone guilty of a violation the IOC medical code would be ineligible for any British team . |
| 8 | With less than six weeks to go to the Olympic trials , Read , the triple national champion , boosted her confidence by lowering her own eight-month-old 50m backstroke British record with an impressive 30.06sec . |
| 9 | With only six weeks to run before the 1987 general election , the NIREX plans were unceremoniously junked . |
| 10 | Instead Taylor and his players must wait for 10 weeks to build on the foundations laid against the Turks — but , in an attempt to maintain some continuity , Taylor is planning an unscheduled pre-Christmas get-together . |
| 11 | Lamb said : ‘ There is still three weeks to go before the team leaves and we will monitor events very carefully between now and then . |
| 12 | It was estimated that it would take them two to three weeks to get to the Falklands and therefore , theoretically , the decision could be rescinded if there were some kind of diplomatic breakthrough . |
| 13 | Japan was reported on Dec. 18 to have pledged US$100 million to a UN trust fund established the previous week to pay for the relief effort . |
| 14 | The patient complained of pain to a scar on her leg which she had cut 18 mths previously and which had taken 6 weeks to heal at the time . |
| 15 | We took four or five weeks to get across the Atlantic , being pursued by enemy submarines — all very worrying ! — and while Ben was setting Auden 's Hymn to St Cecilia and writing A Ceremony of Carols I started to put the Grimes scenario into shape . |
| 16 | When I arrived at the GA European Open , I looked at the list of entrants for the Lancome Trophy to find that I was right at the bottom of the list of qualifiers with one week to go before the final selection . |
| 17 | It took her two weeks to go through the whole house — ten working days . |
| 18 | ‘ Two weeks to go before the competition , ’ said Mr Gordon one evening . |
| 19 | Its decision last week to call for the removal of all sanctions , except the arms and oil embargoes , from the time that an election date was announced , rather than the elections themselves , indicates a clear understanding of the country 's dire economic situation . |
| 20 | Despite his contention that DEC 's strategy had never changed , Kochen also said DEC 's Product Strategy Committee , chaired by founder Ken Olsen , had decided last week to stick with the MIPS-OSF/1 policy . |
| 21 | Sunday Life tried unsuccessfully to contact Mr Carson last week to comment on the allegations . |
| 22 | Ten British wives of hostages held in Iraq will fly to Baghdad next week to plead with the Iraqi leader for their release . |
| 23 | I 've committed myself to writing some notes on it in cooperation with you so that we can take them back to the group next week to discuss with the others . |
| 24 | — Middlesbrough singer Lawrie Bennett is off to Cromer next week to star in the Pavilion Theatre summer show . |