Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [prep] a [det] weeks " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet another strategy is to put progress on ‘ hold ’ and stay with your current level of progress for a few weeks until you feel more accustomed to the level and better able to proceed . |
| 2 | There is nothing more demoralising than coming home with an injury which keeps you out of action for a few weeks . |
| 3 | Finally , remember to protect oxygenating plants with wide cylinders or domes of netting for a few weeks to prevent any fish from pulling them up before they 're established . |
| 4 | ‘ To me , it is just nice to get out of Leeds for a few weeks . |
| 5 | ‘ Clive Griffiths , the Welsh coach , may persuade me to play against France in a few weeks ' time but I have made up my mind to call it a day , ’ he said last night . |
| 6 | ‘ He 's only been working for Harry for a few weeks . |
| 7 | I had a meal out with a friend recently , and now we 've got mother into hospital for a few weeks so that I can take my husband away on holiday . |
| 8 | It is a voracious blood-sucker and even 100–200 worms are sufficient to produce death in sheep within a few weeks of infection . |
| 9 | She thought it was limited to securing £60,000 and would only continue in force for a few weeks . |
| 10 | The turtles however , die from infections within a few weeks . |
| 11 | DEC also subcontracted the London-based software house Transvik Ltd which had previously developed the software for the Nordex exchange in the City of London ; it was its foundation on the pound sterling that caused the failure of the bond transaction , but contrary to local press reports , the system did not crash and an update to overcome the problem should be in place in a few weeks time . |
| 12 | I was in Sydney for a few weeks , and had an affair with a broad . |
| 13 | They 'll work in France for a few weeks at a time staying in hotels . |
| 14 | The Mongols stayed in Fontanellato for a few weeks and did no harm to anybody . |
| 15 | He also agrees to my request to take Fairfax on board as historical adviser and fixes a meeting in London in a few weeks to review progress . |
| 16 | The amazing improvements in symptoms which can be brought about by medication have created an expectation that most people treated in hospitals will be recovered from their acute episode of disorder and ready for discharge within a few weeks . |
| 17 | Specimen examination papers for the new syllabuses have been written , and packs will be sent to employers in a few weeks time . |
| 18 | In January 1936 Edward went to Windsor for a few weeks . |
| 19 | Pigs in an infected herd become immune to re-infection after a few weeks . |
| 20 | Those who could live on savings for a few weeks or months were ‘ that rare class ’ . |
| 21 | When , in the summer of 1983 , she went to England for a few weeks , she took a French companion whose role was to instruct her during every spare moment . |
| 22 | Regular filter changes are essential because efficiency can drop from 80% to 20% after a few weeks , if you forget to clean your unit . |
| 23 | We were in Stratford for the summer , but I went down to Hampshire for a few weeks to do some business for Will about some sheep . |
| 24 | This was the ‘ phoney war ’ period and everyone drank to peace in a few weeks . |
| 25 | The Starsearch returns to Derry in a few weeks , and those who missed out on this occasion are strongly urged to re-enter . |
| 26 | For example , what happens when you go on holiday for a few weeks , or you are bedridden with influenza , or you change job or move house ? |
| 27 | All she had to do was hold them at bay for a few weeks . |
| 28 | Well so that yo about Adrian after a few weeks it 's you know |
| 29 | ‘ 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 ? ’ |