Example sentences of "[pers pn] was [adv] a week " in BNC.

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1 It was over a week since the children had been removed , and both police and the Social Work Department had said they had made independent investigations which had led to their decision to take such drastic action .
2 Nevertheless , it was over a week before he contacted Constance .
3 It was nearly a week before Ingrid dared to ask for a transfer to the officer 's mess .
4 It was nearly a week now since she had sent it off .
5 So much had happened that it seemed incredible that it was barely a week since she 'd crossed the bridge in the opposite direction .
6 And it was there a week , oh well , at the last , the last thing I saw of it was like , Monday night and when did he give it me ?
7 When she called Nahum to know who it was he did n't answer , and it was almost a week before she recognized Elizabeth Bradford .
8 It was almost a week later when Hari Morgan was shown into the small sitting-room of the house in Chapel Street .
9 It was about a week later and my leathers were still a little ruffled after the grating incident when I saw him sitting all alone in the waiting room .
10 It was about a week after my showdown with Quigley and I should have been at Harvest Festival .
11 And it was about a week later she came to see me .
12 And I thought he 's quiet and it was about a week after we had no twice .
13 And they had what they called a floating shop , you know just a bit of a s a boat that came , Oh I think it was once a week , and they used to go and get supplies off of it .
14 It was only a week since , in this very room , she had wished to be rid of Gareth Davis ; now he was dead .
15 It was only a week since the attack on the embassy , and there were still thousands of Americans in Iran .
16 It was only a week later , with the district still in the iron grip of winter , that my bedside phone jangled me from slumber .
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