Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] a few day [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | Most continue ripening in store until ready for the table , but a few varieties must be brought into the warm for a few days before they are ready to eat . |
2 | They were usually listless for a few days before they collapsed , breathing with evident difficulty and , in a few cases , discharging a white frothy liquid from their nostrils . |
3 | The glaze will stay shiny for a few days but after a week will begin to lose its gloss , so do n't decorate the cake too early . |
4 | I was diplomatically ill for a few days and then I returned to my normal work . |
5 | I 'm going on a fast for a few days because everything you eat 's bad for you . ’ |
6 | On March 2nd 1872 , a letter came from the Mayor saying that the Corporation 's building would be ready in a few days and that they would be willing to receive patients under ‘ such arrangements as may be deemed best adapted to check the progress of the epidemic ’ . |