Example sentences of "[det] [conj] a day or two " in BNC.
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| 1 | Always bear in mind that when they flower outdoors at their natural time the temperature is unlikely to reach 60°F ( 15°C ) for more than a day or two . |
| 2 | As a rough guide , if a fever persists more than a day or two in a child under 2 years then consider seeking advice . |
| 3 | Severe sore throats persisting more than a day or two in a young child without signs of improvement . |
| 4 | Trainee dealers put on debt collecting for more than a day or two at a stretch would often walk out of Harvard from sheer boredom and frustration . |
| 5 | This is a scandal not merely because police stations are not equipped to hold prisoners for more than a day or two — everyone from Lord Justice Woolf to the Inspectorate Constabulary has condemned the present arrangement — but because police cells are now being used as a convenience to enable the Prison Department and the Home Secretary to claim that overcrowding in prisons is diminished . |