Example sentences of "[noun pl] for a [adj] week " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who could live on savings for a few weeks or months were ‘ that rare class ’ . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Just as linotype operators at the Sun were breaking out the champagne to celebrate the arrival of £1,000 pay packets for a three-day week , the realization was beginning to dawn that sooner or later the power of the print unions would be broken by the introduction of new technology . |
| 5 | The magazine will just have to lurch along snuggled up to me and my ageing haemorrhoids for a few weeks . |
| 6 | It helps if you both keep independent jealousy logs for a few weeks beforehand . |
| 7 | The fry remain in the streams for a few weeks , feeding on the flush of insects and crustaceans that appear in the warming waters . |
| 8 | Show Results — Shows results for a particular week or team — again , can be changed to suit yourself . |
| 9 | er Half past one , there are about three hundred , or there will be about three hundred school children descending upon the library from Icknield Primary and Berryfields Primary er and er Monks Risborough School er they will be given a sweet ration — sweets for a whole week , which is less than they imagine they 're going to be . |
| 10 | At the end of my work placement , I teamed up with two other volunteers for a three week holiday . |
| 11 | The deaf in Exeter occupied temporary premises for a few weeks , before settling into another building near the centre of the town , but not for very long . |
| 12 | Election poster campaigns by the main political parties customarily occupy sites previously booked by others — by clients of the party 's agency who can be persuaded to postpone campaigns for a few weeks , by the Central Office of Information ( whose government advertising goes on hold once an election is called ) or reputedly ( in the case of the Tories ) by the big brewers and tobacco companies . |
| 13 | His deductions for a particular week were £5.50 plus 6% of his wage for the pension scheme . |
| 14 | She tried low-calorie diets for a few week . |