Example sentences of "for a [adj] [num] weeks " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I Should Be So Lucky ’ had topped the UK charts for a remarkable five weeks , selling 698,000 copies . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The tank was left for a further two weeks , during which regular checks were made on the quality of the water . |
| 4 | The males then returned inland , but the females had to wait in the burrows for a further two weeks while their fertilised eggs matured . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | My break was not completely healed and would be in plaster for a further two weeks . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Formal teaching will continue for a further 8 weeks , with degree/diploma examinations held before Easter . |
| 9 | 22 year old Paul Wheway was remanded in custody for a further 4 weeks . |
| 10 | We would like to hold on to the VHS copies for a further 3 weeks . |
| 11 | We would also like to ask permission to hold on to the VHS copies for a further 3 weeks to aid viewing . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Rival Lunn Poly has extended its discounting campaign for a further three weeks to stimulate the lacklustre sector . |
| 15 | But the bream , too , were there — the whole lake 's population — and they stayed there , too , for a further three weeks . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |