Example sentences of "a few day " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although her brother , Bert , was now employed by a local fisherman , Arnold Spence , and could do no more than a few day 's work at Four Winds now and then , nevertheless her new arrangements left Harriet free to work outside herself and this regular exercise had a calming effect , releasing her from a great deal of inner tension . |
| 2 | Now in January 1979 , as he fled Teheran for the second time in his life , the Shah had intended to fly on to America after just a few day in Egypt . |
| 3 | The hon. Gentleman will know , for he takes a close interest in this matter , that from next year , there is an extra £2.7 billion for the health service in its next budget , in a few day 's time — up another 5 per cent. , including efficiency gains . |
| 4 | The plan started to work within a few day he became shy and nervous of humans even at feeding times . |
| 5 | Now she is learning to walk again and has already had a few day visits home . |
| 6 | But he agreed the police could have given them a few day 's notice of the situation . |
| 7 | So she has to go on a a Monday night , and she 's had a few day courses as well . |
| 8 | On 26 March 1991 he was returned to Safi Prison and in protest he began a hunger-strike which resulted in his falling into a coma , due to his illness , a few days later . |
| 9 | That it is n't that you 've got up on the wrong side or eaten something which did n't agree with you or just need a few days ' rest . |
| 10 | When fermentation has finished the ‘ green beer ’ is run into conditioning tanks for a few days . |
| 11 | After a few days the head will collapse and leave a brownish pancake . |
| 12 | The resultant paste is cask-conditions for a few days before bottling . |
| 13 | I was diplomatically ill for a few days and then I returned to my normal work . |
| 14 | While we were all getting ready for work one morning , a few days after the above conversation , one of the other girls ( Martha ) transferred a fifty-pound note from her handbag to the pocket of her apron , which was at that point still hanging by the door with everyone else 's . |
| 15 | Somewhat naïvely , I had expected it all to be sorted out then and there , but the chap just took my name , gave me a form to fill in and told me to come back a few days later for a full interview . |
| 16 | My father did in fact sneak up to see me a few days later . |
| 17 | For a few days they should be given a cool , shaded position ; after that as much light as possible . |
| 18 | Most continue ripening in store until ready for the table , but a few varieties must be brought into the warm for a few days before they are ready to eat . |
| 19 | At this stage cut off the complete head and invert it in a paper bag , hanging these in an airy place for a few days until the seeds are quite dry . |
| 20 | If your symptoms persist for more than a few days , then contact your doctor for advice . |
| 21 | Call your doctor for advice if symptoms persist for more than a few days . |
| 22 | It 's not unusual for many women to feel depressed a few days after giving birth . |
| 23 | The congregation usually watched him with a perverse relish which he mistook for devout attention , but this Sunday afternoon there was palpably an added curiosity to see how well he managed to live down the shaming comedy he had enacted on horseback a few days before . |
| 24 | Among orange mounds of dust and evil black pools the sawyers squatted , self-reliant Lowlanders who perched here like colonists and were tolerated because the sub-tenants and cottagers on the poorest land could get a few days felling trees when they were desperate . |
| 25 | Our plan was to meet there in a few days ' time , once our researches in New York were concluded . |
| 26 | A few days later , after we had established ourselves in Montreal , we called him . |
| 27 | As she walked from the post office empty handed , she pretended to be an American tourist , one who could leave in a few days , one for whom the trip would soon be nothing more than a few travel stories and postcards . |
| 28 | The liquid is now officially called beer but it needs a few days further conditioning in the brewery , to purge some of the rough alcohols , before it is ready to leave for the pub . |
| 29 | The second is a slick operator , who studies his victim 's habits for a few days to establish a safe crime time . |
| 30 | Covering the work to protect from frost and rain , we left it for a few days to dry , which helps the shuttering to loosen itself too . |