Example sentences of "[pers pn] for [art] [adj] weeks " in BNC.
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1 | Do you think you will be safe , working with me for a few weeks ? |
2 | This is me , I goes , I goes I 'll let it slip this time cos you have n't seen me for a few weeks . |
3 | There had been a stray mongrel whom they had named Herbert , with a large uncoordinated body and look of lugubrious disapproval who had attached himself to them for a few weeks and whose voracious appetite for dog-meat and biscuits had had a ruinous effect on the housekeeping . |
4 | Until commissioned to write this feature , I had never used liquid acrylics and , having now worked with them for a few weeks , I must report that I am completely sold on this exciting medium . |
5 | At the same time he supposedly played really well in these matches and got an offer from Juve to stay with them for a few weeks this winter . |
6 | It 's ridiculous — I 've only known him for a few weeks . |
7 | It would tick over perfectly without her for a few weeks . |
8 | I enjoyed it for a few weeks but then went to Stanley . ’ |
9 | Going it alone in difficult times is not to be recommended , but if you wish to try it for a few weeks then there is no harm done , simply time lost if you are unsuccessful . |
10 | However , she only keeps it for a few weeks before it is handed back to the new Lady Mayoress by the sheriff for the price of a kiss . |
11 | Geoff Butterwick , public transport manager for Suffolk County Council , said : ‘ We 've only had it for a few weeks but it 's already proving useful and I 'm sure it will make life a lot easier . |
12 | when they 've got to do the road or something they want somebody to do it for the three weeks or |
13 | ‘ A friend lent me hers for a few weeks . |