Example sentences of "[verb] for [art] few weeks [conj] " in BNC.

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1 After I was at court I had to go back to Low Newton to wait for a few weeks before I could go to Styal prison .
2 By contrast , most privately rented accommodation is not available for short periods ( say for a few weeks while a house purchase is carried out ) .
3 I did n't want anyone to feel that this diet was a ‘ prison sentence ’ to be endured for a few weeks or months before old habits could be reintroduced .
4 Sniffed for a few weeks or months .
5 However , delay sowing for a few weeks if conditions are poor .
6 so I managed for a few weeks and then I went to lodge with my sister at Trimley
7 Q I recently became the owner of a pond which I planted and then left for a few weeks before I put the fish in .
8 At present , however , there is a student gap , which may last for a few weeks or a few months , separating the exemptions from the day on which a person enrols on a full-time course of education .
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