Example sentences of "few days [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The flow of oil was for the most part halted after a few days when US aircraft bombed the pumping manifold stations . |
2 | When he died a few days later Philip called off the invasion . |
3 | A few days later Cardinal Ottaviani asked whether the fathers were planning a revolution . |
4 | A few days later Lumumba was arrested , and then released . |
5 | A few days later Lord Thorneycroft , the Party Chairman , and Alastair ( now Lord ) McAlpine came to me and asked if we could stage another for the European Elections — three weeks later . |
6 | A few days later Lord Ossory wrote to Samuel Whitbread enclosing a testimonial from Dr. John Dixon of Boughton . |
7 | A few days later Mahmoud showed up . |
8 | A few days later Modigliani set him straight : |
9 | A few days later Eva made an announcement . |
10 | A few days later S made arrangements to go on holiday and told Mr Brown of her holiday plans . |
11 | ‘ A few days later Athens advised that the aircraft had crashed in the sea close to an island — Zante . |
12 | A few days later Terry 's brother asked Mary to act as stand-in pianist for three months at the local Baptist church where he was a member . |
13 | A few days later Britain formalised the relationship between her currency and those of the other members of the EEC , in particular the Deutschmark , by joining the European Exchange Rate Mechanism . |
14 | I did n't know it at the time but a greater blow awaited me A few days later Mrs Rumney was on the phone again . |
15 | A few days later rumour spread that a thousand tinners intended to march on Looe . |
16 | A few days later Kiley Puma , Suzy 's eighteen-year-old daughter , found two motorcycle helmets in a laundry basket in her mother 's apartment , along with an empty vodka bottle and a pair of Seth 's pants . |
17 | A few days later Jack took over the shift at 9pm . |
18 | A few days later Mr Baker was hosting a dinner to thank the members of the Kingman Committee for their work . |
19 | At his lunch break a few days later Mr Wolski took his sandwiches and sat on the benches opposite the eagle and looked at her . |
20 | A few days later Mr Boldwood was looking at Bathsheba 's fields , which were next to his own , when he saw her helping Gabriel Oak with the sheep . |
21 | A few days later Mr Churchill came to see Edward at Buckingham Palace . |
22 | Early next month Mr Hun Sen and Prince Sihanouk are to meet in Indonesia , and a few days later Mr Gorbachev and Mr Deng meet in Beijing . |
23 | To clinch matters , a few days later George was killed , shot through the head as his battalion advanced on St Eloi . |
24 | A few days later Anderson talked with three of the hard-core leaders . |
25 | A few days later president Wilson proclaimed his ‘ Fourteen Points ’ , his own version of the new consensus . |
26 | Coincidentally a few days later reporters of the tabloid press began to gather outside his flat , questioning him every time he entered or left . |
27 | A few days later Harriet received a letter from Sidney in which he had clearly done his best to be polite , but was evasive about the invitation she had extended to both Carrows to spend a weekend at Four Winds to see the baby . |
28 | A few days later Tock was wandering past the door . |
29 | A few days later inflammation had diminished and in some animals the jejunum looked macroscopically normal . |
30 | Just a few days later baby Joe was born , weighing just four and three quarter pounds , but healthy ; living proof that rhesus babies now have the chance they deserve . |