Example sentences of "the [noun sg] for a few days " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some cases , this needs to be relieved by placing a drain ( catheter ) in the bladder for a few days . |
| 2 | For obvious reasons , people receiving injections of the drug must stay in the dark for a few days , and keep out of direct sunlight for a month , or longer . |
| 3 | This means placing the plant material in a base of oil or fat and leaving the mixture in the sun for a few days . |
| 4 | Periodically Utrillo was allowed out of the asylum for a few days and occasionally he escaped . |
| 5 | It 's best to store the panelling for a few days in the room in which it will be used , to allow the moisture content of the wood to settle before installation . |
| 6 | A warm front had passed the previous day , leaving the usual warm sector haze , the following cold front was still hundreds of miles out in the Atlantic so would be of no interest to the mainland for a few days . |
| 7 | ‘ If I do n't go on the mat for a few days , I get withdrawal symptoms , ’ he confesses . |
| 8 | If you ca n't see through the glass because of condensation , remove the lid for a few days . |
| 9 | She thought she might avoid the place for a few days herself , just in case the boy had any ideas of adopting her as a protector . |
| 10 | ‘ You do n't mind looking after the place for a few days , do you ? ’ |
| 11 | After a short incubation period the fertilized eggs transform into medusa — tiny pear-shaped animals with rapidly beating hair-like cilia which are then released into the water and have a limited ability to swim and survive among the plankton for a few days before settling on the sea bed . |
| 12 | ‘ I think relations were strained to the limit for a few days . |
| 13 | He came up on the train for a few days , very nervous , wearing his best suit . |
| 14 | She goes off to the city for a few days , but then she is back . |
| 15 | When Ashley Mountney work was slack , he could be released to help on the farm for a few days sheep shearing again . |
| 16 | Sometimes I would go on the wagon for a few days then have a binge . |
| 17 | ‘ Yes , Philippe thought I should be kept out of the way for a few days … ’ |
| 18 | After running the filter for a few days , stock with just a couple of fish to begin with , and gradually build up to full stocking . |
| 19 | One day before we had moved up there I was at the melin for a few days with an actress friend from London when I announced my attendance at a jumble sale that afternoon . |
| 20 | After fertilization has taken place , the zygote is cultured in the laboratory for a few days and the proembryo is then placed in the woman 's uterus . |
| 21 | Take my advice , get out the house for a few days . ’ |