Example sentences of "a few days [prep] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My boyfriend at the time , two friends and I , decided to kick around the Loch Tay area for a few days between Christmas and New Year , since the only decent hotel we could find open was the Ledcreich Hotel at Balquhidder . |
| 2 | After a few days of trial and error I devised a system of categorising my work four times during the day ; on an early shift , for example , at approximately 10.00am , 1.00pm , 3.00pm and on leaving for the day . |
| 3 | After a few days of sun-oil and cold showers , she even had the nerve to seek the shade and grumble a little at the sweat and the glare of it all . |
| 4 | The process can be unpleasant and dangerous if unsupervised , but with medical , nursing and family help most people can ‘ detox ’ surprisingly easily within a few days at home or , if necessary , in hospital , without untoward symptoms . |
| 5 | It may be possible to close the accounts a few days before completion and open separate bank accounts . |
| 6 | I could hardly conceive what it must be like in winter : the incessant darkness ; the piercing cold when the spray froze as it hit the deck and formed great blocks of ice at the bows ; howling gales and never-ending work ; then a few days in port and out to sea again , week after week , month after month . |