Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [prep] a few day " in BNC.
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1 | So , after luxuriating in its hair shirt for a few days , the City would have sold sterling anyway . |
2 | I certainly wo n't be going in the practice room for a few days . ’ |
3 | 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 . |
4 | After penetration of the intestinal mucosa L3 travel via the portal system , and reach the liver parenchyma within a few days . |
5 | ‘ I 'll give you some cortisone cream and I want you to wear cotton gloves for a few days , then come back and see me . |
6 | ( Day Use Only ) Have you thought about hiring a Promenade Chalet for a few days . |
7 | While Agassi and Sampras , with supreme pre-final confidence , had flown home from Frankfurt after the ATP Finals for a few days of relaxation in Florida before returning to Europe , Noah had taken his squad off to a Swiss tennis resort , where they trained for 6 hours a day , offered themselves for 30 minutes daily to the press for customary grilling and focussed wholly on the task in hand . |
8 | Oh , and I 'd stay out of the swimming pool for a few days if I were you , unless you can keep your head above water . |
9 | To ripen melons , keep them at room temperature for a few days , when ripe store in the fridge and eat as soon as possible . |
10 | He 'll be in a walking plaster in a few days . |
11 | If your tank contains a ‘ chaser ’ , new fish may need to be placed in a breeding trap for a few days until the aggressor gets used to it — or a tank divider is an even better idea . |
12 | The reception was held in Dalshannon Farm Restaurant , Condorrat and their honeymoon was spent in Blackpool and also in the countryside near Callander , where they enjoyed a camping holiday for a few days . |
13 | " You 'll have the application form in a few days as soon as I can get it processed . " |
14 | Thrush Green was sorry to hear that he had never been married , had been married unhappily and was now separated from his wife , had been happily married and lost his wife in childbirth , and ( disastrously ) still married , with a wife who would be coming to live with him at the corner house within a few days . |
15 | I went off to school camp for a few days when I was ten , and Mum suggested I took some sanitary towels with me in case my period started , but I dismissed this as silly and unnecessary . |
16 | Test rocks for suitability by soaking in tap water for a few days , checking hardness and pH before and after . |
17 | So , gentlemen , what I 'm really doing is to show you a bit of the background and the fact that it 's not all doom and gloom there is a hell of a light at the tunnel and in matter of fact , we got another lecture on the channel tunnel in a few days time ! |
18 | Many widows like to stay in the home of a family member for a few days or weeks afterwards , but if she is going to return to her own home at some time , this should not be delayed for too long . |
19 | TIP : Water stored in a centrally heated room will reach a near tank temperature in a few days — which means minimal addition of water from the kettle . |
20 | ‘ He 'll be here at the family party in a few days , ’ he said gruffly . |