Example sentences of "[vb pp] in the [num ord] [adj] weeks " in BNC.
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| 1 | A final decision is expected in the next two weeks , although the Government yesterday refused to confirm or deny reports that it was to scrap the registers . |
| 2 | The re-launch of the share issue is expected in the next few weeks . |
| 3 | An announcement from the Home Office confirming the reopening of Oxford is expected in the next few weeks |
| 4 | Scenes of disorder on a smaller scale were reported in the first two weeks of February in Laghout , Constantine , Tiaret , Medea ( where disturbances lasted six days ) , Bourj Menail , Mascara , various suburbs of Algiers and elsewhere . |
| 5 | ‘ What 's the point ? ’ said the landlord , who for some reason had come in the last few weeks to regard the Mrs Machins as in an obscure way a rival show to himself . |
| 6 | I know the time is slipping and I hope to get it done in the next two weeks . |
| 7 | Assuming no undue delays this means that telematics may be adopted in the next few weeks . |
| 8 | Here 's the list I 've made so far — all the children I have seen in the last three weeks . |
| 9 | Identify the contribution to profit you have made in the last four weeks . |
| 10 | At present , half the abortions in the UK are performed in the first 12 weeks ; delays in getting from GP to clinics or consultants mean some women are n't seen until after the nine-week stage has passed . |
| 11 | Mr Maxwell said that the postponement was agreed in the last few weeks , following a decision to spend heavily next year on unspecified initiatives to increase Mirror Group 's market share . |
| 12 | ‘ The man 's problems have intensified in the last few weeks and it 's reached the stage where he 's late at least three mornings a week now . ’ |
| 13 | Yet the skill it has shown in the last three weeks suggests it is well equipped for the tricky tasks ahead . |
| 14 | The deadline for bids ended yesterday , and a decision could be reached in the next few weeks . |
| 15 | At home , amongst his people , Mr Kinnock 's speech provoked the most spontaneous and enthusiastic standing ovation he had received in the last three weeks on the campaign trail . |
| 16 | The only significant leisure effect comes from the effect having receiving benefits disallowed in the first few weeks of the unemployment spell . |
| 17 | ICL Plc has applied to register a subsidiary in Slovenia , a formality that should be completed in the next few weeks , and despite renewed conflict in Croatia , the company says it is still ‘ business as usual ’ . |
| 18 | Rainfall in October could reach record levels — more rain has fallen in the first two weeks than usually falls in the entire month . |
| 19 | Yes we could do so it would be a matter of judgement for the er er for the Home Secretary how far to take it and he would have to balance the likelihood of er other countries all ratifying and the inconvenience to those taking part in the election here er if er there is some uncertainty to the end and maybe having to revert to the current constituencies , er I hope and expect that these matters will be settled in the next few weeks . |
| 20 | ‘ This means a colossal amount of ozone has disappeared in the last few weeks , ’ Bill Jeffries , New Zealand 's Minister in charge of the Meteorological Service , said yesterday . |
| 21 | 103 youths were arrested in the first four weeks , but there are porblems , sometimes in radio communications and it has been at a cost . |
| 22 | The rain has really struck in the last six weeks . |
| 23 | The first day I got back to work , my foreman asked me what I had gained in the last twelve weeks . |
| 24 | Over 500 meals were served in the first two weeks and new activities launched . |
| 25 | Thomas Nilsonne , Sales Director explained that a new site of 180 square metres has already been located within the same area of town and is hopeful that the contract will be signed in the next few weeks . |
| 26 | Our largest vole , the water vole , is very active at the moment as its breeding season will have just started in the last few weeks . |
| 27 | Pointing out that the grant settlement was based on wage awards from zero to 1.5 per cent , Mr Gray added : ‘ Even assuming that such a level of wage settlement can be negotiated , there is no doubt that some very difficult service and job-loss decisions will require to be taken in the next few weeks . |
| 28 | A Gallup Poll taken in the last three weeks of 1959 found that only one person in fourteen listed among their major worries the international situation . |
| 29 | Anglers World are planning a Southern Ireland Festival for October , venue and date to be confirmed in the next few weeks . |
| 30 | The Secretary of State must be aware that 125,000 jobs were lost in the first 10 weeks of 1992 . |