Example sentences of "[adj] few days [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
2 | During the first few days people left their houses for fear of being bombed by Pippo , but quite soon he became part of our lives and we did n't bother about him any more . |
3 | Marilla agreed , and for the next few days Anne planned what she would put in her cake . |
4 | Over the next few days Pope John talked with groups such as the press and the observers . |
5 | Over the next few days Stevens confirmed his hunch . |
6 | Over the next few days Maggie slowly got closer to Ana de Santis . |
7 | For the next few days Shelley did n't catch even a glimpse of her chief . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | Once or twice during the next few days Bathsheba saw Troy working in her hayfields . |
11 | In the next few days Creggan began to learn about the Zoo in which he was now imprisoned . |
12 | For the next few days Ajdabiya was extremely unsettled , and men showed all the conventional signs of being in crisis , and on the verge of further violent action . |
13 | During the next few days Stevie was to find himself something of a cult figure . |
14 | In the next few days Mary spent almost all her time in the gardens . |
15 | Over the next few days Sir Robin could need all the native cunning and tact he once showed as a cricket captain to deal with the political uncertainty many expect after the election . |
16 | Over the next few days Rory began to wonder if life would ever return to anything even remotely resembling normal . |
17 | It seemed everyone was up in the mountains enjoying the glorious weather and the last few days skiing of the year . |
18 | 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 . |
19 | 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 . |
20 | In the past few days Mr Delors has signalled his determination to boost the executive powers held by Brussels . |
21 | In the past few days shoppers have been paying one last visit to the store , many angered by a trend which has seen Liverpool stripped of many of its landmark shops . |