Example sentences of "the [num ord] time in weeks " in BNC.
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| 1 | And as the afternoon wore on , she relaxed and talked freely for the first time in weeks . |
| 2 | He realised that for the first time in weeks he had not thought of school , Murray , Fairbrother or the wretched affair of the letter . |
| 3 | One of the boys was Charlie , who 'd bothered to turn up to school for the first time in weeks . |
| 4 | He understood at once why she had not told him ; he remembered the glass of milk in the café , and for the first time in weeks he was able to weep . |
| 5 | For the first time in weeks there was no mass of English soldiery on the terrace area , nor in the other visible encampments , although the tentage was still there , only a few enemy troops remaining between castle and town . |
| 6 | The first time in weeks that Doyle had had the chance to lazily watch a football match , and almost immediately the phone goes . |
| 7 | Christina felt herself relaxing with Elaine , and was enjoying the company of another female for the first time in weeks . |
| 8 | He made the effort to say something pleasant to his wife and they drank a glass of wine together for the first time in weeks . |
| 9 | For the first time in weeks the thought of her broken engagement had n't been lurking to ambush her . |
| 10 | I attend college for the first time in weeks . |