Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] for a few day " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Would you like to come down to Carinish Court for a few days ? ’ |
2 | While Yannick Noah and his players rightly basked in the glory of the remarkable victory for a few days , one of the men who masterminded the victory was already making plans to build upon the fantastic achievements of 1991 . |
3 | We often admit patients with this problem to the diabetic unit for a few days to demonstrate how effective the right diet can be . |
4 | We had in addition to this party , — a doctor coming to visit his mother , who lived in Coll ; a young Englishman with a fishing-rod , who had left a medical practice for a few days , to whip the burns of Coll and breathe the fine air ; a minister 's wife ; a retired minister and his wife , both in delicate health ; the fiscal of Tobermory , who had a farm in Tiree ; the Chief Constable and Sheriff Clerk from Mull , who came to investigate a case of suspected cattle poisoning ; and a young Glasgow teacher , who came to be guest of the Fiscal aforementioned . |
5 | At this stage cut off the complete head and invert it in a paper bag , hanging these in an airy place for a few days until the seeds are quite dry . |
6 | But we will see whether he can get back into full training for a few days . ’ |
7 | If she is already ripe with eggs , then a few hours will suffice — if not , feed her well on live food for a few days until she is plump in the belly region . |
8 | We realized that each of us would be a big story for a few days , but that would pass and then we 'd be able to get on with the real work of getting to know our families and friends again . |
9 | His raw material consists of Stephen Fry playing Stephen Fry thinly disguised as a throw-back aristo who decides to share his recently inherited stately pile for a few days with his old friends from revue days . |
10 | Although he had only been in his new job for a few days before the murder , Dave Pushell had already tried to imprint his personality on the office . |
11 | Stella , before Howard leaves , will you fix for him to fly to New Canaan for a few days last spring … ? ’ |
12 | Patients have a sore throat for a few days but no other side effects . |