Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] for a week " in BNC.
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| 1 | Others , such as a chemical explosion involving the release of a toxic gas , may persist for a week or more , have delayed consequences , may affect a future generation if the toxic chemical is mutagenic and may have a significant impact on plant and animal populations . |
| 2 | This may succeed for a week or two but in the end is bound to be as banal as the preacher 's brain , returning with monotony to well worn paths and well worked passages . |
| 3 | ‘ We 'll celebrate for a week , ’ Phil exulted . |
| 4 | Honestly , there 's such a good su stock in our kitchen , you could live for a week . |
| 5 | The next time she saw him , she would give him such a tongue-lashing that his ears would ring for a week ! |
| 6 | I had never tried cutting paeonies , thinking they would not last very long , but Daphne tells me they will survive for a week or more with proper conditioning . |
| 7 | She said , ‘ They say a south-easterly can last for a week . ’ |