Example sentences of "for [prep] [adv] a week " in BNC.

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1 A dose of flu means you could be off work for at least a week .
2 Any good old-fashioned butcher will tell you that beef and lamb must be hung , in a cold store , for at least a week to 10 days .
3 One thing I do remember was an occasion when the occupants of Hut 4 provided the whole camp , unwittingly , with a topic of conversation which went the rounds for at least a week .
4 A dose of flu means you could be off work for at least a week .
5 She would n't be fit enough to ride for at least a week , but she was able to organize the move to a new flat which Annie had found for her , situated just behind the saddler 's shop .
6 Nominations need to stand for at least a week , but MPs will not be at Westminster to vote .
7 Prepare your skin beforehand by moisturising all over , every day , for at least a week before you use the fake tan .
8 ‘ I did n't expect to hear anything for at least a week , but the next day she rang with the words and melody all worked out — and she had sat a school exam the same day . ’
9 The men had been dead for at least a week and speculation is mounting that they had suffocated after locking themselves in the container .
10 I have hardly thought of her for at least a week ; I am free of the little stabs of pain and the scudding dark clouds which had a habit of appearing from nowhere , uninvited and unexpected .
11 Examinations usually start at 9 a.m. , so make sure that you are physically attuned to that time by keeping regular hours and rising sufficiently early for at least a week before .
12 In fact I tuned out altogether for at least a week , while John checked into the hotel and ran around town shuffling papers and permits and palmgrease and all the other shit you deal in when you 're firming up a fresh identity .
13 Alternatively , you must have been in charge of a yacht for at least a week , perhaps on Villa-Flotilla .
14 F2 You have been in charge of a small sailing cruiser for at least a week .
15 It reminded me how quiet my rocky tooth had been for at least a week or two now …
16 I have n't had a pretty girl on my knee for at least a week . ’
17 But do n't put any weight on that ankle for at least a week . ’
18 Still in severe pain , Mick 's off work for at least a week , while he recovers at his sister 's house in Moredon .
19 Hey one thing I was gon na query you on Mike the erm sanding sealer you know you say you must leave that for at least a week ?
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