Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] [prep] a [adj] weeks " in BNC.
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1 | They went away thanking her for her help , and promised to come back in a few weeks ' time when Bruno 's booster injection was due . |
2 | I 've only met kennel cough once and that was last year , when a dog belonging to a friend caught it after having been boarded out when she had to go away for a few weeks . |
3 | Once well formed , remove the polythene bag and allow to grow on for a few weeks before potting on each plant singly . |
4 | so she 's got to go back in a few weeks ' time |
5 | These appear to die off after a few weeks in the water , but this is not actually the case . |
6 | Andy had n't meant any more than his pressing need to stay in for a few weeks till he had made more headway with his revision . |
7 | The august meeting of the Herts and District Metal Detection Society , while not up to its usual high attendance , owing to many people managing to get away for a few weeks holiday , still managed to attract forty-five members . |
8 | ‘ = and they were going to stay there for a few weeks until their faces were off the front pages and they could tiptoe away . |