Example sentences of "for [art] [adj] few days [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the first few days we kept the family shut into the cow-shed , to protect them from the cats ; but I really think that if any cat had had the temerity to put in an attack , the hen would have chased it half-way to Gloucester . |
| 2 | ‘ For the first few days they were all a bit subdued , ’ Bob said . |
| 3 | Well for the first few days I found enough energy to take an occasional dip in the pool and play a leisurely game of bowls . |
| 4 | The teachers were very helpful and caring , and for the first few days I thought I was getting on quite well with my new classmates . |
| 5 | For the past few days he had brought security into her child 's world of distorted perspectives and half comprehended fears . |
| 6 | It was near the end of August , and for the last few days it had been like high summer . |
| 7 | For the last few days she had seen them , not as her parents but as two hating individuals carrying on a private war behind screens . |
| 8 | For the next few days we made love with a kindliness and consideration we had never experienced before . |
| 9 | For the next few days she had carried the tiny dragon everywhere . |
| 10 | For the next few days she refused to speak to anyone , even me . |
| 11 | ‘ For the next few days he is going to be a bit sore . |
| 12 | For the next few days I was horribly inactive , gripped by a lethargy that I could not for the life of me understand . |