Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] weeks " in BNC.
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| 1 | Repetitive touching of the body surface results in a decrease in the amplitude and probability of withdrawal of the gill and siphon , a decrease which can persist for weeks . |
| 2 | The organism induces decreased acid secretion , at least in the early phase of the disease but this may persist for weeks or even months . |
| 3 | It usually takes several days for the pain to subside , although it can linger for weeks . |
| 4 | A BILL to replace the Conservatives ' local taxes with ‘ fair rates ’ heads a list of three measures that Labour would introduce within weeks of taking office , Mr Kinnock said at a media briefing in London yesterday . |
| 5 | That 'll smell for weeks . ’ ) |
| 6 | Rubbing it ahead with a duster will do for weeks ! |
| 7 | They thought it normal for tea to come out of the fridge or the oven in a tinfoil box with a peel-back lid , although they did remember for weeks afterwards Lucy 's occasional cordon-bleu phases , when the house had been filled with heart-warming smells , and different kinds of food had appeared out of saucepans on top of the oven , and other dishes inside it . |
| 8 | This overwhelming sense of rejection is based on dreading this prospect all their lives , and difficult to change and undermine in weeks or even months . |
| 9 | Landsbergis and the then Soviet Premier Nikolai Ryzhkov had led delegations at " talks about talks " in Moscow beginning on Oct. 2 , and at a further meeting on Oct. 10 they had concluded that formal negotiations might begin within weeks . |
| 10 | Manufacture of the new hydrofluorocarbons ( HFCs ) will begin within weeks . |
| 11 | Ankle ligament damage has kept Sterland out since the end of last season and another setback means he may not return for weeks . |
| 12 | He announced that after adopting the draft platform , designed " to give clear political guidelines " in the light of the " crystallization of both the conservative and left-radical tendencies " , the central committee would reconvene within weeks to consider new draft party rules . |
| 13 | Without the aid , more than 1.5 million will die within weeks in war-torn Somalia , say experts . |
| 14 | It was certainly no more important to me and I could quite happily go for weeks without any . |
| 15 | Normally he could go for weeks without being so indulgent ; but the MacQuillan case had brought Rain Morgan back into his life and with her some poignant memories . |
| 16 | You let everything go for weeks and weeks and obviously find just getting a meal tiring enough and you know I do n't want you to do anything that 's too much for you . |
| 17 | Stake-outs were bad enough at the best of times , but when the elements were hostile , the hours of silent watching could seem like weeks . |
| 18 | The hour may come within weeks , within days , to-morrow ; and then , before I take the field with the fate of Wales in my hands , I have a need of her and a use for her here ; and then I shall be loosed from this dumbness that binds my tongue , and I shall be able to say to her what needs to be said , and what as yet I can not say . |
| 19 | The most common complication is a prolonged and often uncomfortable pain which can last for weeks or even months . |
| 20 | In reality , deterrent operations might last for weeks or even months , but the AMF(L) must exercise as a fighting force if it is to prove its worth . |
| 21 | However , new theoretical evidence strongly supports the suggestion that the atmosphere , acting alone , can spontaneously generate persistent weather spells that can last for weeks . |
| 22 | If she were annoyed she would say nothing but her anger might last for weeks , sometimes months , becoming more intractable for its lack of outlet . |
| 23 | And er I 've got to go back next week for a sort of check up and I mean I suppose that 'll continue for weeks to come . |