Example sentences of "[adv] be [vb pp] for [num] weeks " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Borrowdale mines in the lane District , discovered in 1564 , yielded such fine graphite that it was jealously guarded , extractions only being sold for six weeks of the year . |
| 2 | The 70-year-old has not been seen for four weeks since leaving the Robert Huggins home for the elderly in Acklam . |
| 3 | WORKERS at Monktonhall Colliery , who have not been paid for seven weeks , are to receive financial assistance from Lothian Regional Council to fund an independent study into the pit 's viability . |
| 4 | If the order is not taken on , one employee will still be paid for five weeks to undertake other work . |
| 5 | A special meeting has therefore been called for two weeks time in order to press forward with ideas that could be implemented next season . |