Example sentences of "[prep] [art] first [det] weeks of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the night-time itching has been put down to the nocturnal habits of the mite , it is interesting that for the first few weeks of infestation , when the mites are presumably just as active , there are often no symptoms at all . |
| 2 | For the first few weeks of term this was a problem . |
| 3 | I intend to keep the fry in a number of these nets for the first few weeks of their lives and feed them on newly hatched brine shrimp . |
| 4 | He and Helen were blissfully happy , alone now in the house where they had lived with Helen 's mother for the first few weeks of their marriage . |
| 5 | Oh absolutely , yes I 'm not arguing about that , and as I said , heaven forbid that should happen , erm another point I did pick up from one report was that in the eight years war , and you 're quite right , the Iraqis are battle hardened , but the Iranian air force apparently could n't bomb Iraq to any great consequence except for the first few weeks of the conflict . |
| 6 | This is especially important during the first few weeks of pregnancy when you might not even know you are pregnant . |
| 7 | The following quotations illustrate the widely differing views of this common problem : ‘ During the first few weeks of life the average baby sleeps a great deal but , when awake , cries lustily and often … . |
| 8 | Fees for the session 1992/93 will be approximately £195 for the day classes and £171 for evening classes payable during the first few weeks of the course . |
| 9 | Fees for the session 1992/93 will be approximately £98 — payable during the first few weeks of the course . |
| 10 | Courtney , in his own evidence , claimed to have heard that Miss C gained a reputation for being ‘ easy ’ during the first few weeks of her stay at University College . |
| 11 | The bombing was concentrated both in terms of space and time ; a small number of East End London boroughs bore the brunt of the damage , typically Stepney and Bermondsey , during the first few weeks of the Blitz in late 1940 . |
| 12 | ( One of the originators once told me that his memory of the first few weeks of the organization was of people literally waiting in turn to answer the phone every time it rang . ) |
| 13 | There is no time limit on the patient 's capacity for physical recovery , although an experienced physiotherapist usually knows within the first few weeks of starting treatment how quick or slow a hemiplegic patient 's physical recovery is likely to be . |
| 14 | The clinical signs in very young animals , usually within the first few weeks of life , together with the finding of large numbers of the characteristic eggs or larvae in the faeces are suggestive of strongyloidiasis . |
| 15 | An infection in a baby in the first few weeks of life can cause mental handicap , especially if the baby is premature . |
| 16 | Children may be given tetanus vaccination in the first few weeks of life and its importance is underlined by its inclusion in the primary recommended vaccination schedules which begins at two months . |
| 17 | Two more , and it was plain that she was hungry , just as Patrick had been in the first few weeks of life . |
| 18 | ( If they sound a little harassed , please bear in mind that they are new to the system and so may take a little longer to respond in the first few weeks of live running . ) |
| 19 | He was also ready for office , and was delighted when an offer came in the first few weeks of the new Government . |
| 20 | The women I met in the refuge , and others I met in the first few weeks of my journey , stated their own investment in this book : they did n't want to be objects observed , they wanted to be its subjects . |
| 21 | For example Marie , a student at B who , in the first few weeks of term , felt herself to be getting behind with work , was concerned about the lack of help provided by the department : |
| 22 | The only significant leisure effect comes from the effect having receiving benefits disallowed in the first few weeks of the unemployment spell . |
| 23 | I do n't think even in our wildest dreams we managed to spend an extra five million in the first few weeks of this council , I remember a couple of million going into schools and few hundred thousand for voluntary organizations , and er , and old people 's homes . |