Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few weeks [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | A stiff neck for a few weeks after a bump was tolerated in the past . |
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 | 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 . |
4 | She made a mental note to check the tariff later with the receptionist — there would be little point in living so comfortably for a few weeks if the bill swallowed most of her wages at the end of it . |
5 | The bulk of the chicks ' diet consists of leaf-eating caterpillars from oak trees , particularly those of the green oak tortrix , and these are at their best in the few weeks after the leaf buds come out . |
6 | Most found jobs within a few weeks and the longest any of them was unemployed was three months . |
7 | ‘ It has got to a stage where I am not looking ahead to what might happen in a few weeks or a few months . |
8 | The analyst can not hope to understand the business as well in a few weeks as the user does after many years . |