Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] a [det] weeks " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were only a few weeks now before she went into dry dock . |
| 2 | Even if he survived the present crisis with its unusually heavy demands on resources , there were still a few weeks to go before he received his allocation for the next year . |
| 3 | It seemed as if the Führer was right yet again , and that the end of the Russian campaign was only a few weeks away . |
| 4 | She 'd got thing in her in her er yeah what 's what it is up she damaged it ooh some years ago and it 's been a bit weak since like , you know but sh it was only a few weeks ago we got some computer big computer , with big discs and she twisted her hand in in pulling one out , you know it 's I do n't how , the fell or something and she went to cash it or whatever and of course we 're riding the motorbike for the like you have to change gear it 's only a small seater , your bike 's open |
| 5 | When he was just a few weeks old , he was stolen from his mother and carried through the bush to the side of a main road . |