Example sentences of "for [art] few weeks [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Q I recently became the owner of a pond which I planted and then left for a few weeks before I put the fish in . |
| 3 | After I was at court I had to go back to Low Newton to wait for a few weeks before I could go to Styal prison . |
| 4 | I enjoyed it for a few weeks but then went to Stanley . ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | A stiff neck for a few weeks after a bump was tolerated in the past . |
| 7 | By contrast , most privately rented accommodation is not available for short periods ( say for a few weeks while a house purchase is carried out ) . |
| 8 | Andy had n't meant any more than his pressing need to stay in for a few weeks till he had made more headway with his revision . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | For the best way to job-hunt in Europe is by going to the country of your choice for a few weeks and signing up with several private employment agencies . |
| 11 | So after a week he takes away the bandage , removes the bit of radium , sure enough there 's a bright red radiation burn on his forearm but apart from that he feels fine , he does n't feel ill , he obviously has n't died , er so he said well I 'll leave that for a few weeks and monitor my , my health and see if there 's any long term affects from this exposure to , to radiation . |
| 12 | Dexter had seethed silently for a few weeks and mentioned his anger to a priest during confession . |
| 13 | The Mongols stayed in Fontanellato for a few weeks and did no harm to anybody . |
| 14 | We have our little rule book and we let a woman come into the Guild for a few weeks and then she 's told the rules . |
| 15 | so I managed for a few weeks and then I went to lodge with my sister at Trimley |
| 16 | Failing that , should we put the grand EC official who is in charge of such policies — Mr. Legras — in a veal crate for a few weeks and see whether he changes his mind after that ? |
| 17 | It was alright for a few weeks and then it began to look very anaemic and sorry for itself . |
| 18 | I did n't want anyone to feel that this diet was a ‘ prison sentence ’ to be endured for a few weeks or months before old habits could be reintroduced . |
| 19 | Sniffed for a few weeks or months . |
| 20 | At present , however , there is a student gap , which may last for a few weeks or a few months , separating the exemptions from the day on which a person enrols on a full-time course of education . |
| 21 | Those who could live on savings for a few weeks or months were ‘ that rare class ’ . |
| 22 | Yet another strategy is to put progress on ‘ hold ’ and stay with your current level of progress for a few weeks until you feel more accustomed to the level and better able to proceed . |
| 23 | ‘ = and they were going to stay there for a few weeks until their faces were off the front pages and they could tiptoe away . |
| 24 | Throw over a covering of compost , peat , leaves or newspaper , wrap with sacking or cartons , and hardy plants will then be happy enough , for a few weeks if need be . |
| 25 | However , delay sowing for a few weeks if conditions are poor . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | It was thought by the producers that the programme slipped out of the top ten ratings for a few weeks because of the squeamishness of some viewers , but this was probably just a seasonal fluctuation . |