Example sentences of "[prep] more [subord] a [det] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | An argument by many atmospheric physicists , for example , is that shortcomings in the accuracy of weather prediction over periods of more than a few days largely results from the unsophisticated nature of existing models , the lack of suitable data and inadequate computer power ( see Fig. 9.3 , derived from Tyler 1989 ) . |
| 2 | If your symptoms persist for more than a few days , then contact your doctor for advice . |
| 3 | Call your doctor for advice if symptoms persist for more than a few days . |
| 4 | Although recorded annually there is no regular winter population , and birds rarely remain for more than a few days except in severe winters , when considerable influxes occur . |
| 5 | If your symptoms persist for more than a few days , then contact your doctor for advice . |
| 6 | Call you doctor for advice if symptoms persist for more than a few days . |
| 7 | At this time of year there was n't enough milk anywhere in the village to borrow for more than a few days . |
| 8 | No amount of persuasion would induce her to stay with us for more than a few days before she 'd vanish again to pursue her old habits , and on New Year 's Day 1967 , the police called for the last time . |
| 9 | This time the defeat of his hopes did n't crush him for more than a few days . |
| 10 | The smaller the unit , the shorter should be the stay inside it — there are very few patients who need to be contained within a locked unit of this kind for more than a few days . |
| 11 | Watching her , Ross asked smoothly , ‘ Is it going to be a problem for you , staying away from London for more than a few days ? ’ |
| 12 | No war correspondent , however , could have described the gloom that pervaded the air , or the look of hopelessness ingrained on the faces of anyone who had been there for more than a few days . |