Example sentences of "few days of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first few days of December more missiles hit the city than in the whole of November . |
| 2 | An example of a condition caused in this way is phenylketonuria — one of the so-called ‘ inborn errors of metabolism ’ — an inherited biochemical disorder for which babies are now routinely tested within a few days of birth . |
| 3 | Most fatalities from T. canis infection occur during the pulmonary phase , and pups which have been heavily infected transplacentally may die within a few days of birth . |
| 4 | AND you receive the magazine within a few days of UK publication . |
| 5 | This gives ideal conditions for those first few days of development , making an excellent foundation for rapid weight and cost gain , growth to maturity and a good price at the sales . |
| 6 | In the more severe cases of mental handicap , there are various specific causes , such as the infection of the foetus in the womb , a disease in the parent , or a disease or infection in the first few days of life . |
| 7 | I rose this morning after a few days of calm without mystical experience and I walked through a steep valley in a golden light of dawn that was like a rich but transparent garment covering all things . |
| 8 | But after a few days of Margery 's company ‘ the worshipful woman sped herself fast out of Akun with all her retinue ’ . |
| 9 | Sometimes electric shock treatment his been given to quell the uproar and the ensuing calm gives the adult the opportunity to reassert itself and the tormented soul can have a few days of peace . |
| 10 | In the first few days of February the armed forces began a swift withdrawal from the towns and , notably , from the area around the Guazapa volcano , the FMLN 's main bastion . |
| 11 | The general pattern was similar to the Alps in an average year : a few days of afternoon cloud and snowstorms , followed by a day or two or more settled conditions . |
| 12 | This may help to activate your skin 's natural defences so that you have slightly more natural protection on the first few days of exposure . |
| 13 | Within a few days of Elizabeth 's death the reivers had taken what they imagined would be the opportunity for easy plunder , and swarmed over the Border in what their victims and the Wardens referred to as ‘ Ill Week ’ . |
| 14 | After a few days of trial and error I devised a system of categorising my work four times during the day ; on an early shift , for example , at approximately 10.00am , 1.00pm , 3.00pm and on leaving for the day . |
| 15 | Andrew Beattie received his ‘ allegations ’ in the first few days of October . |
| 16 | After a few days of sun-oil and cold showers , she even had the nerve to seek the shade and grumble a little at the sweat and the glare of it all . |
| 17 | Many are already paired from previous matings ; all are usually nesting , courting , mating and laying within a few days of arrival . |
| 18 | These drawings were always made between the last few days of August and the end of October . |
| 19 | While Agassi and Sampras , with supreme pre-final confidence , had flown home from Frankfurt after the ATP Finals for a few days of relaxation in Florida before returning to Europe , Noah had taken his squad off to a Swiss tennis resort , where they trained for 6 hours a day , offered themselves for 30 minutes daily to the press for customary grilling and focussed wholly on the task in hand . |
| 20 | After a few days of wing stretching and flapping outside the burrow , it makes the perilous trip to the edge of the cliff . |
| 21 | ‘ After a few days of production I had the opportunity to approach Dustin , ’ Silvis remembered . |
| 22 | Fish normally seek out the warmer shallows , and if there are a few days of sunshine before opening day then you will know where to choose on the bank . |
| 23 | After a few days of tests and observation , the surgeon approached her bed . |
| 24 | Within a few days of Prince Albert 's death , young Henry Joseph Titford , aged nine , fell ill with tubercular bronchitis . |
| 25 | Catching the rays of sunshine this variety lights up the shrub border to prolong the last few days of autumn . |