Example sentences of "few day [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the next few days Ruth spent most of her waking hours with Anna , reading to her from the small collection of books Mrs Carson had brought on board , playing games , making up stories . |
| 2 | Yet a friend with a 14.1hh Welsh Cob says his costs average out at £12 a week ; admittedly she has her own land and he lives out most of the time , but he really earns his living — last year they did everything from Riding Club events to a few days hunting . |
| 3 | If it appears slowly with a few days warning of something being not quite right and the patient gradually sinks into the illness , then the cause is likely to lie several days or even a week earlier . |
| 4 | When Ashley Mountney work was slack , he could be released to help on the farm for a few days sheep shearing again . |
| 5 | For a few days Osman could not bring himself to show his face in public and there was a noticeable lull in hostilities . |
| 6 | About a week before Michael was due to go back into hospital , we managed a few days holiday in the Lake District . |
| 7 | In August one year he spent a few days holiday at Saxon-les-Bains in the Rhone Valley , where he had an interest in a fruit preserving factory . |
| 8 | Staff should be discouraged from carrying over anything more than a few holidays a few days holiday from one year to the next , unless it 's for specific purposes , such as climbing , catching dingo or visiting Aunty Mabel in New Zealand . |
| 9 | Over the next few days Pope John talked with groups such as the press and the observers . |
| 10 | However in the past few days Hanley has come through a series of rigorous tests , and his return was hastened by the absence of Andy Goodway , who broke a finger at Headingley last Saturday . |
| 11 | In June 1176 Richard laid siege to Limoges ; after a few days resistance Aimar 's citadel capitulated . |
| 12 | The boss knew I was worked to death , and not wanting to lose me said , ‘ Mick , you take a few days rest . |
| 13 | ‘ I had hoped to make it this week , but it is still a bit sore and , with the British Open in mind , I felt another few days rest would be a safer precaution . ’ |
| 14 | Moreover , few families can have such secure or cheap fuel supplies today as those who can obtain their annual needs from only a few days work spent cutting , drying , hauling and stacking peat . |
| 15 | But it was a fun film , it only took a few days work — and I got to meet Mick Jagger ! ’ |
| 16 | For the next few days Shelley did n't catch even a glimpse of her chief . |
| 17 | Sanders ca n't be all that interested in the Plan if he takes a few days vacation rather than give the presentation . |
| 18 | Over the next few days Maggie slowly got closer to Ana de Santis . |
| 19 | During the past few days anxiety had shadowed his eyes like bruises ; they were brighter now and eager in their attention to the door through which his wife must soon enter . |
| 20 | In a few days Riddle 's body might be found and the two women would almost certainly arrange an elaborate funeral which they would attend and shed a few crocodile tears . |
| 21 | Over the next few days Stevens confirmed his hunch . |
| 22 | After a few days Anne decided to go back to school . |
| 23 | Marilla agreed , and for the next few days Anne planned what she would put in her cake . |
| 24 | Once or twice during the next few days Bathsheba saw Troy working in her hayfields . |
| 25 | But after a few days Mcduff lost interest . |
| 26 | The harvest had started , everyone else was out in the fields , afraid it would rain , and for the next few days Libby and George joined in , stooking and carrying sheaves which they could seldom get to balance . |
| 27 | He had a few days growth of stubble but something about him was fundamentally clean cut . |
| 28 | It 's worth a few days observation . ’ |
| 29 | In the next few days Mary spent almost all her time in the gardens . |
| 30 | But after a few days Clare began to worry . |