Example sentences of "been [verb] [prep] a few days " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the district registry had appreciated the urgency and the short period of the order without doubt they would have sought directions and the result would certainly have been that the appeal would have been set down at some other convenient centre or , as happened , in London at or before the beginning of this term and would have been heard within a few days , that is , the appeal would have been heard approximately a month ago . |
| 2 | Sarah told her that John had secured a job in an hotel but had been sacked after a few days . |
| 3 | It 's been happening for a few days , but I 've only just realised what it is … |
| 4 | Jake fingered the paperweight idly as he continued , ‘ It had probably been developing for a few days . |
| 5 | It 's been going on a few days this game . |
| 6 | My ‘ heavenly brother ’ was not a Sasse boy , but from the primary school in nearby Mutengene mission where I had been staying for a few days . |
| 7 | He was to have joined me this week , but his train met with an accident , so he 's been detained for a few days with an injured ankle . |
| 8 | Most children with severe visual handicaps will have been discovered within a few days of their birth or in their early infancy in hospital . |