Example sentences of "[adv] for a [adj] weeks " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly you could try shortening the meeting , holding it on a different day or suspending it altogether for a few weeks . |
| 2 | But he was reassured by the fact that the Dhah had promised that they were leaving only for a few weeks vacation . |
| 3 | Anyway , it 's only for a few weeks , you said . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Just for a few weeks . ’ |
| 7 | She made a mental note to check the tariff later with the receptionist — there would be little point in living so comfortably for a few weeks if the bill swallowed most of her wages at the end of it . |
| 8 | Meyer will return home for a few weeks after this weekend 's race , and will then fly to Britain , where she will set up base for about four months , competing on the European circuit in her build-up for the World Championships in Stuttgart , where she will no doubt meet McColgan again . |
| 9 | I 've heard in fac er in my factory , I 've heard it in other places , right , when a temporary l temporary or casual worker goes down the road , or a part-timer work 's cut short , ah it 's only a casual and he only expected to be here for a few weeks . |
| 10 | Er , yes that was David , Robert has n't , Robert 's coming next weekend , but he has n't been here for a few weeks |
| 11 | Not even for a few weeks . |
| 12 | He reckoned it would take him where he wanted to go — at least for a few weeks . |
| 13 | ‘ We were only there for a few weeks . |
| 14 | Anyway , after they 'd gone , I just hobbled round to me mates and stayed there for a few weeks . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , ’ said Li Shai Tung , brightening , ‘ why not take Jelka there for a few weeks ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ = and they were going to stay there for a few weeks until their faces were off the front pages and they could tiptoe away . |
| 17 | But she has n't been there for a few weeks now so I think she might be ill . |
| 18 | Dexter had seethed silently for a few weeks and mentioned his anger to a priest during confession . |