Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] [prep] a 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 | Dexter had seethed silently for a few weeks and mentioned his anger to a priest during confession . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . |
| 4 | ( 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 ] . |
| 5 | To bring out the contrast with UK policy , we can consider a specific case , that of the MMC inquiry into the White Salt Market. ; Two firms supplied virtually the entire UK salt market and , over the 13 year period taken by the MMC , their prices had been identical and had changed identically within a few weeks of each other . |