Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] for a few day " in BNC.

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1 Ann will look after things for a few days .
2 He 's expected to be off work for a few days but will be recalled for important Commons votes , including the Maastricht Treaty social chapter next Thursday .
3 A group of prisoners are out of jail for a few days … but the authorities know exactly where they are .
4 He pointed out a gruelling three-mile running course to Bowe , instructed him to learn it and then said he 'd be going out of town for a few days .
5 But after the cauliflower curry , a couple of pounds of onion rings and six bottles of Kingfisher , I told him that I needed a place to stay out of sight for a few days .
6 You may think you have to cut back on the necessities of life for a few days or cancel a treat you had promised yourself and the family .
7 In toads , for instance , the males sit on the backs of females for a few days before the female lays her eggs .
8 ‘ We 've been out of touch for a few days now .
9 The first team squad were then told to get out of Glasgow for a few days , prompting a rush for the airport .
10 Some of the males were injected with morphine for a few days and some were given other drugs .
11 The old man had gone to stay with relatives for a few days , and Dorothy wondered if I would water her houseplants , because he ( Leo ) wanted to spend all the time he could with her at the hospital .
12 He had also brought a chess manual , because he had heard that children could play chess brilliantly , but after ski-ing with Sam for a few days he decided that there was no call to be beaten by a five-year-old at two things at once .
13 Well now , look here , I think we 'd better pop you into hospital for a few days , where we can keep an eye on you .
14 The England midfielder added : ‘ I 've only been with Leeds for a few days but that 's long enough to know I 've made the right decision coming here . ’
15 A couple of years ago I was staying in Malham for a few days and decided to set out one morning for Attermire by the old pack lane from Settle to Malham .
16 Meanwhile the end of the German campaign in Yugoslavia and Greece meant that many of the Luftwaffe units employed there were now being posted elsewhere , some of these stopping off in Sicily for a few days on their way back to Germany and undertaking a few missions over Malta .
17 This year , however , there seemed to be more of them than usual , and one star , Barbra Streisand , stayed in town for a few days and had dinner with Janet Reno , the attorney-general .
18 If the magic was to start working again , I had to get her alone and in person for a few days .
19 Have to be in Paris for a few days .
20 ‘ Well , exactly — ’ she hrumphed some more — ‘ I said she was still going to be in Maidstone for a few days though we were thinking of moving her to a private hospital .
21 He came round at once , and said that it was nothing to worry about ; Susan was worn out , that was all , and must stay in bed for a few days .
22 ‘ She said you had a chill on the kidneys and you 'd be in bed for a few days yet .
23 The doctor says it is n't serious , but he thinks she should rest in bed for a few days .
24 Her mother 's not too well — she 's staying on in Hazelbury for a few days , ’ Leith speedily calmed his fears .
25 Then he covered it up quickly with a look of studied indifference ( very unconvincing ) and mumbled some nonsense about you being in hospital for a few days for a check-up .
26 It put Dave Scadding in hospital for a few days , but did not prevent the crew members still on their feet from putting in some hard graft , and rummage successes began to roll in .
27 Janet adds : ‘ Before the idea of the ‘ drop-in ’ centre , we would have been forced to admit the mother and she would have been in hospital for a few days .
28 She could stay in Edinburgh for a few days longer , she said , until he was ready to go back .
29 On Monday she 's going back to mum for a few days .
30 We went to Weston-super-Mare for a few days .
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