noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
past
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To these qualities, he has been adding more and more flair within the past fortnight .
■ VERB
spend
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And you probably would not choose to spend a fortnight up the Amazon with either.
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I spent about a fortnight in bed, and then felt fine again.
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During the Easter vacation he spent a fortnight working in Stepney.
take
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Even when the blossom was browned by heavy frost just before Christmas, it took only a fortnight to recover.
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To unearth the last of the bodies may take a fortnight .
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I can't very well ask him to take a fortnight off because you don't like him.
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It's taken a fortnight to get the oil out of my fingers, nightly doses of Ecover washing up liquid not withstanding.
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The tables were on a fixed budget and should take a fortnight .
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Shouldn't take more than a fortnight .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A package price of £700 for a fortnight is typical.
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And that's when Gooch will say farewell, having decided before the tour not to stay for the final fortnight .
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Hans was sent to Bournemouth for a fortnight .
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Henry met and married this girl all in the course of one short fortnight .
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Take a stroll in downtown Denver during rodeo fortnight .