Example sentences of "be [adv] [prep] a [det] days " in BNC.
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1 | What is the best way to protect my plumbing system while I am away for a few days in cold weather ? |
2 | Coun Scott , who is also a Tory member of Darlington Council , said : ‘ The plans for the unit are proceeding as expected and we would expect the tender documents to be in within a few days . ’ |
3 | I 'm only going to be away for a few days . ’ |
4 | No more than an hour passed before Jean-Claude came to me in the scullery and said he would be away for a few days . |
5 | Anything that kept her from running into Nicolo Sabatini was absolutely fine , which was why she had been delighted a few mornings later at the breakfast-table when he 'd told her he would be away for a few days . |
6 | I just thought that the war would be fought far away , like the one in Abyssinia , and that it would be over in a few days , or weeks at the most . |
7 | ‘ I 'll be home in a few days , ’ she told them happily . |
8 | I 'm off for a few days again so i 'll be a bit quiet . |
9 | The sweet williams would n't be out for a few days . |
10 | ‘ I 'll be back in a few days with your orders . ’ |
11 | ‘ The picture might not still be there in a few days ’ Maxim said patiently . |
12 | Even if it 's only for a few days both you and your baby will benefit . |
13 | ‘ It 's only for a few days , Elinor , and it 's just an hour and a half away from London . |
14 | He is away for a few days , in the country . ’ |
15 | She 's away for a few days . |
16 | ‘ She 's away for a few days . |
17 | There was no reply to the phone , but as we were going that way to spend the night at Sandspit , we called at the neighbours ’ and found that Pat was away for a few days . |