Example sentences of "[verb] for a few day [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So it might pay a mother to wait for a few days and see what happened to the baby . |
| 2 | Where time permits , leave the final draft of any report you have written for a few days and then read it again with fresh eyes . |
| 3 | Overdrafts to customers are often granted for a few days or weeks . |
| 4 | Bearing in mind that if we do have the whole house then people are only coming for a few days or or even one night could no they had somewhere to stay . |
| 5 | ‘ You and Ratagan could take one out tomorrow , stay for a few days and have a look around at the western fiefs . |
| 6 | When this came to light we insisted for a few days that employees should seek permission to leave the company premises . |
| 7 | In some homes it is possible to stay for a few days or a week at a time either occasionally or on a regular basis . |
| 8 | The mother 's death is portrayed in a macabre scene where Walter is unsure whether she has died , or even what death is , and allows the corpse to rot for a few days while he sits by her side . |
| 9 | He had n't shaved for a few days and a sickly smell clung to his clothes and hair . |
| 10 | In the event of trouble , remove the villain , let the other fish settle for a few days and them put him back . |
| 11 | a combine , which only works for a few days or weeks in the year is far too costly for a smallholder , who must either rely on a contractor or work with simpler equipment . |
| 12 | They are much more risky , tending to be highly volatile — rising quickly but often falling faster , indeed sometimes trading is suspended for a few days so you are locked in until trading resumes usually at a much lower level . |