Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] for [art] [det] day " in BNC.

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1 Yes , I think I shall stay on for a few days here . ’
2 I ask him to come down for a few days and I also invite Lady De Marr .
3 ZOOLOGIST Terry Walton stopped off for a few days in India in 1967 .
4 Maybe I should have hung on for a few days in there getting to grips with Alf Bundy 's ailments .
5 Our son Greg came over for a few days to do some business in England and to see his father .
6 Cover up for a few days , use a higher factor lotion , and take great care .
7 He came up for a few days and stayed in Mackay 's Hotel in Ardallt .
8 The travellers say they wo n't be moving on for a few days and tonight , the festival still appears to be in full swing.Local people are angry after finding drug-taking equipment dumped in gardens , and sheep savaged to death at a local farm .
9 After the fish had settled in for a few days , one that I had thought to be a male showed signs of filling eggs , and developed a bright yellow patch on her belly .
10 Lesley-Jane will be fine if she just rests up for a few days .
11 Stormed around for a few days , lobbied as hard as I could and got on with my job .
12 ‘ He may decide to hold off for a few days and give steroids to develop the lungs , ’ Belinda suggested .
13 It finally erupted when Mozart asked for permission to stay on for a few days in Vienna to collect some outstanding fees .
14 ‘ I think everyone is probably making far too much fuss , and Angela has just taken off for a few days ' holiday . ’
15 ‘ If Steve does n't come back for a few days I 'll probably have to go into Palma and see the airlines and the tourist board myself . ’
16 We all thought right okay , we 'll get out for a few days and matters 'll come to a head , get sorted out and we 'd be back at work , happy as anything you know , everything sorted within a couple of weeks .
17 We actually split up for a few days because his mother sent a Christmas card to him and not to me .
18 instead of just going , you should of said oh I just come up for a few days
19 The Captain and his wife proved so hospitable that Ricky stayed on for a few days after Minton left to stay with Paul ( ‘ Odo ’ ) Cross and Angus Wilson at their home Rio Chico at Ocho Rios .
20 There 's no alternative , I 'm afraid , to covering up for a few days , using a higher SPF sunscreen and taking care to stay out of the sun as much as possible .
21 Then the funeral was held up for a few days , and we soon realised that the effect was indeed cosmetic and nothing more .
22 Richard and a few followers escaped downstream to Geoffrey de Rancon 's castle at Taillebourg while the bulk of his troops were driven back into the cathedral , where they held out for a few days .
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