Example sentences of "for a [adj] [adj] weeks " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were but it , well it was an event , a big event in , in the , among the younger people anyway in Brooks in Willenhall then and er it was really lovely , really lovely I forget if we had to pay to go in , but er we had er we saved up for a good few weeks before , so that we would have some money to spend at the Wakes it was one of the an event of the year then , but erm I used to like Willenhall Wakes and er I used to go dancing a lot well I was allowed to go dancing cos I 've always loved singing and dancing you see and er I was allowed but I had to be home before my father got home , but I was n't always . |
| 2 | ‘ I Should Be So Lucky ’ had topped the UK charts for a remarkable five weeks , selling 698,000 copies . |
| 3 | On July 2 , one day after the government had announced that unemployment had reached an eight-year peak of 7.8 per cent , Congress approved legislation to extend unemployment benefits for a further 26 weeks [ for February extension see p. 38757 ] ; the bill was signed by President Bush on July 3 . |
| 4 | The tank was left for a further two weeks , during which regular checks were made on the quality of the water . |
| 5 | The males then returned inland , but the females had to wait in the burrows for a further two weeks while their fertilised eggs matured . |
| 6 | You will then know what a healthy weight-loss diet is for you and be able to follow this for a further two weeks , or longer if necessary . |
| 7 | My break was not completely healed and would be in plaster for a further two weeks . |
| 8 | Officers and volunteer NCOs were trained at the centre for six weeks before joining the Independent Companies in which volunteer soldiers were trained for a further six weeks by their own officers . |
| 9 | Formal teaching will continue for a further 8 weeks , with degree/diploma examinations held before Easter . |
| 10 | 22 year old Paul Wheway was remanded in custody for a further 4 weeks . |
| 11 | We would like to hold on to the VHS copies for a further 3 weeks . |
| 12 | We would also like to ask permission to hold on to the VHS copies for a further 3 weeks to aid viewing . |
| 13 | In the UK , statutory maternity pay is 90 per cent of earnings for the first six weeks of maternity leave and then a lower rate of £39.25 for a further 12 weeks . |
| 14 | She was remanded in custody on February 24 for a week and after being granted conditional bail , lived at a probation hostel for a further three weeks . |
| 15 | Rival Lunn Poly has extended its discounting campaign for a further three weeks to stimulate the lacklustre sector . |
| 16 | But the bream , too , were there — the whole lake 's population — and they stayed there , too , for a further three weeks . |
| 17 | Calves in this category may not have developed a strong immunity and after treatment should not be returned to the field which was the source of infection ; if this is impossible , parenteral ivermectin is the drug of choice since its residual effect prevents reinfection for a further three weeks . |
| 18 | They may be moved from this pit to others during the wriggler stage , or once they are free-swimming , and the parents will go for a further 6–8 weeks before considering another family . |
| 19 | Tito , at the age of 87 , was forced to stay alive for a few extra weeks by the vigorous application of every last trick of the medical trade , including the use of a kidney machine , long after it was apparent that he had reached the end of a pretty long road . |
| 20 | If there is no luck after a few days or the child is showing antagonism to the potty then the parent should leave the training for a few more weeks . |
| 21 | Her lot had not been a happy one : the husband whom she had only ever seen for a few precious weeks in all since their marriage had now left her a widow , without support and with a child and step-children to fend for . |
| 22 | Finally , one of the doctors who had been advising him prescribed complete rest of the voice for a full two weeks before his next recital . |