Example sentences of "for only [art] [adj] weeks " in BNC.
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1 | This feature allows the virus to persist in the environment even though its host , the insect larva , may be present for only a few weeks during the year . |
2 | He knew that she had not enjoyed his homecoming or the renewal of a sexual life ; throughout their married life he had been at home for only a few weeks at a time , and she had been free to make her life as she chose . |
3 | They had been married for only a few weeks before he had been hacked down by a sabre . |
4 | If a dealer has worked in the business for only a few weeks , the client has no way of telling whether he is senior or not , and some licensed dealers have taken advantage of this . |
5 | The opportunity to escape from Reine appealed to Jean-Claude , even though he had been back for only a few weeks . |
6 | The first is to design and construct local services for the majority of mentally disordered people who live in their own homes and who may use mental health services for only a few weeks every few years . |
7 | Some may bloom for only a few weeks , but their display is beautiful . |
8 | Although the scheme was run for only a few weeks , more than 1,000 pairs of spectacles were collected from BNFL sites . |