Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] [verb] a [det] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | You see , with costs like this , even if you take a few days off you 're a million quid in the hole ! ’ |
| 2 | It can not be simply the distortions of hindsight that cast Alison Kraemer in the role of spoiler , for the effect was to throw us all into a foul temper , heightening the existing tensions until they exploded a few days later with devastating results . |
| 3 | Sanders ca n't be all that interested in the Plan if he takes a few days vacation rather than give the presentation . |
| 4 | cos it was all fresh cos he was gon na get meat tomorrow and the following day , so I says to him I says well why did n't you use your cheque book ? , he says oh I never thought of that he says , cos it takes a few days to get it , he do n't know with a cheque book |
| 5 | She looked at her friend and wanted to ask whether she had a few days to spare , because that was how long any description of him would take . |
| 6 | Had we reduced the dividend , our share price would have fallen sharply but , as I write a few days after the Annual General Meeting , the share price is a robust 180p — 26 times our earnings per share . |
| 7 | ‘ You look as though you need a few days ’ sleep to recover from the night 's activities . ’ |
| 8 | When they met a few days later in Benghazi they quarrelled and the Zliten boy knifed the Zuwayi in the arm . |
| 9 | When he died a few days later Philip called off the invasion . |