Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [art] [num ord] [det] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was swollen with the heavy rain that had fallen during the last few days , and it looked fierce and dark . |
| 2 | The weather forecast is good and rain is not expected for the next few days . |
| 3 | About 180,000 doses are expected within the next few days . |
| 4 | Despite the brisk sales reported in the last few days before Christmas , December saw a small decline in retail trade compared with the previous year , according to the Confederation of British Industry 's distributive trades panel , said on Tuesday that many retailers had reported a disappointing Christmas , although the results were an improvement on recent months and sales in January were expected to be up on a year ago . |
| 5 | The hospital is asking GPs only to send in only urgent cases … further operations are likely to be cancelled over the next few days |
| 6 | The statement added : ‘ Jason 's scientific advisers do not concur with this view and therefore a formal request will be made during the next few days for this non-disclosed information . |
| 7 | These drawings were always made between the last few days of August and the end of October . |
| 8 | In view of what Marc had said about the next few days , Sarella was surprised when he sought her out before dinner . |
| 9 | He added : ‘ We have had one man killed and six badly injured in the last few days . |
| 10 | Within the two weeks confidently predicted by Havelock Wilson company after company and local shipowner association after association made its peace with advances in wages and on 28 June some 100 shipowners met in London and decided , among other things , on the standardisation of the local rates which were accepted over the next few days . |
| 11 | The rest will be collected over the next few days . |
| 12 | THE Ministry of Defence is threatening to abolish all commoners ' centuries-old grazing rights on the Greenham Common nuclear cruise missile base , unless restrictions on the rights are agreed within the next few days . |
| 13 | ‘ We expect the permit to be approved within the next few days . ’ |
| 14 | Since the bombing raids began over Iraq , Britons have flocked to join the army ( inquiries in London have quintupled ) ; to give blood ( in Plymouth alone , more than 1,600 people volunteered in the first few days , and 110,000 followed suit across the country ) ; and to say their prayers ( Winchester Cathedral reported that the congregation for Matins last Sunday was up by a half on the usual number ) . |
| 15 | ‘ The receivers , who still own the building , are open to offers , and we are now very hopeful of a firm proposal being received in the next few days , ’ said Mr Souness . |
| 16 | It 's expected to be completed in the next few days . |
| 17 | Defending her life and being jolted and shaken over the last few days had left her exhausted . |
| 18 | A replacement will be announced in the next few days , while it has emerged that Donald Carr , who once as England captain poured a bucket of water over a Pakistani umpire , was proposed as referee for the recent Pakistan-Sri Lanka series — and like Graveney , was not surprisingly rejected . |
| 19 | However , because of what had happened during the last few days , she knew she could not simply let this matter fade from her mind . |
| 20 | Look what has happened in the last few days . |
| 21 | And if I may Mr chairman , something that 's happened in the last few days , that 's er evident that er the been the first satellite survey in this country ever which is now beginning to show to the nation , just in fact the damage that roads have been doing and that there 's in fact now some suggestion from government that they may be rethinking some elements of these roads , because the environmental impact has not really been taken into account as effectively before . |
| 22 | ‘ The worst that can happen … ’ she took a deep breath , hoping that this was the right thing to say ‘ … is that the baby has to be delivered over the next few days . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Anything could have happened over the last few days . ’ |
| 24 | While extra millions will immediately start flooding into the Big Four's coffers , spokesmen would only say that savings rates ‘ will be reviewed over the next few days . ’ |
| 25 | ( June 22-July 23 ) Although Jupiter is now sparkling away in your own birth sign and you in turn should feel decidedly more buoyant or optimistic , unfortunately , the atmosphere at home is likely to remain strained during the first few days of the month . |
| 26 | As an example of their world wide exports , Frank recalled some of those countries where orders had been sent within the last few days — Cyprus , Fort Worth , Texas , Abu Dabi , Oman , Italy , Australia , France , Holland , Belgium , Germany and the weekly load to America . |
| 27 | The policy was cleared over the next few days and on 19 March I told the House of Commons that |
| 28 | A light air genoa is expected to be the first to be tested over the next few days . |
| 29 | The drugs seized will be analysed over the next few days and more arrests are expected to follow . |
| 30 | I hope and pray that you will win — God willing , you will because you have all the ability in the world — but I have discovered over the last few days that there are people prepared to go to great lengths to stop you . |