Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] few weeks " in BNC.

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1 The chances of the Government being defeated when amendment 27 is voted on in a few weeks are now difficult to judge .
2 They went away thanking her for her help , and promised to come back in a few weeks ' time when Bruno 's booster injection was due .
3 You 've been mooning about for a few weeks , ’ she chuckled , ruefully .
4 Once well formed , remove the polythene bag and allow to grow on for a few weeks before potting on each plant singly .
5 Often the drive surface is just skimmed with tarmac which breaks up in a few weeks .
6 We will be reporting back in a few weeks ' time about this case and whether we have achieved a lasting and muzzle-free peace treaty between the battling Yorkies !
7 so she 's got to go back in a few weeks ' time
8 ‘ You see , Brownies , this hall is being pulled down in a few weeks ' time and new houses put up in its place , and there just does n't seem to be anywhere else for us to meet .
9 He and Sybil took off for a few weeks ' holiday before going back to London .
10 These appear to die off after a few weeks in the water , but this is not actually the case .
11 But I could go up in a few weeks .
12 Andy had n't meant any more than his pressing need to stay in for a few weeks till he had made more headway with his revision .
13 ( The Soviet stance vis-à-vis Iraq had hardened noticeably during November with disillusionment over the expectation that 1,000 Soviet nationals would be allowed out within a few weeks following the Oct. 28-9 visit of Yevgeny Primakov [ see p. 37758 ] .
14 This situation carried on for a few weeks , she would try to talk but always just ended up leaving some food on the step .
15 However , most mares settle down after a few weeks .
16 There are many different varieties of scabetic mite infesting various mammals , and , although the mites from different animals appear to be similar , they are probably species specific because infestation by the mite from domestic animals does not ‘ take ’ in the human and dies out after a few weeks .
17 Ask Lina if she 'd like to come up and help out for a few weeks ?
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