Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] a [adj] weeks [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who could live on savings for a few weeks or months were ‘ that rare class ’ . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | She lost her job after a few weeks and what little money my Dad had left quickly went on drugs and booze . |
| 4 | 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 ? |
| 5 | ‘ Is there a potential on the Earth now , ’ Tooley asked , ‘ for catastrophic , subglacial floods raising sea level by 23cm in a few weeks or several metres in a few years ? ’ |
| 6 | Apple is expected to launch its own personal digital organiser in a few weeks and other companies are expected to follow suit later in the year . |
| 7 | For the best way to job-hunt in Europe is by going to the country of your choice for a few weeks and signing up with several private employment agencies . |
| 8 | The Mongols stayed in Fontanellato for a few weeks and did no harm to anybody . |
| 9 | You leave school in a few weeks and you 've got to make yourself a living . |
| 10 | Most found jobs within a few weeks and the longest any of them was unemployed was three months . |