Example sentences of "a few days [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SAVE produced a leaflet , above , within a few days as part of the campaign . |
| 2 | Jack and Alison were going for a few days to Amsterdam . |
| 3 | These have short periods , from a few days to a few weeks . |
| 4 | The length of single eruptive episode , which can range from a few days to several years , will depend on the eruptive energy available once the ground surface is broken . |
| 5 | My boyfriend at the time , two friends and I , decided to kick around the Loch Tay area for a few days between Christmas and New Year , since the only decent hotel we could find open was the Ledcreich Hotel at Balquhidder . |
| 6 | It was tough on the aircrews though , going out night after night to drop bombs on targets they could n't see through the murk and the searchlights , but perhaps this very impersonality kept them going — that and the fact that they were young and usually had a few days between each mission when they could recuperate in the relative peace and tranquility of the English countryside . |
| 7 | For some other companies it is uneconomic to open for just a few days between bank holidays . |
| 8 | To coincide with the Year of the Maze , Chatsworth 's famous yew labyrinth is being opened for just a few days during the year , the next openings being on August 18 and September 15 . |
| 9 | Green water of a consistency like pea soup is familiar to most pool owners , for even in well established pools this condition may occur for a few days during early spring when the water is warmed by the sun , so algae appears before the submerged oxygenating plants have had a chance to start growing again . |
| 10 | Over a period of a few days during early August the world 's perception of the Kingdom shifted dramatically , so that King Hussein was no longer portrayed as one of the chief US allies in the region , but instead as one of Saddam Hussein 's prime collaborators . |
| 11 | resolve and spirit after a few days without a bath , a week without a change of clothes . |
| 12 | All this has happened in the absence of any balmy warm spell , just a few days without cold nights and with midday temperatures hardly as high as 50F . |
| 13 | In a period of very bad weather , for example , especially in a rural area the post office may run out of real cash , as might other shopkeepers , after a few days without contact from the outside world . |
| 14 | Many mums who have apparently short labours have actually been gently dilating for a few days without realising it and without having any of the other traditional ‘ signs ’ of labour : a ‘ show ’ as the plug to the cervix is expelled , waters breaking or the first contractions . |
| 15 | I gave her a few days off when William went away . |
| 16 | You see , with costs like this , even if you take a few days off you 're a million quid in the hole ! ’ |
| 17 | Anne managed to get a few days off work during his ten-day leave , and as he had few relatives to visit , they were able to spend blissful hours alone . |
| 18 | ( Many of us take a few days off a year due to PMS , but about one in five women takes a fortnight or more ) . |
| 19 | They grew with his reading of Frazer who described the ‘ Burnt Land of Lydia ’ contrasting with the surrounding verdure and marvelled ( in the conclusion of The Dying God ) at ‘ what may be called the Australian spring ’ where ‘ the sandy and stony wilderness , over which the silence and desolation of death appear to brood , is suddenly , after a few days of torrential rain , transformed into a landscape smiling with verdure ’ . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | After a few days of this treatment , Moz began to feel less threatened by his owner , and began to greet her at the gate . |
| 22 | His two infant sons had died within a few days of one another in April 1541 . |
| 23 | But after a few days of insipid campaigning there was grumbling back at base about the way the campaign was going . |
| 24 | The new ruling was a financial consideration to prevent ratepayers from , in effect , subsiding replays played within a few days of the original game . |
| 25 | After a few days of premonitory seismic activity , the eruption started on 15 January and for a few days well-developed Vulcanian activity continued , with frequent explosions and a great eruption cloud reaching up to 10,000 metres . |
| 26 | When it came to within a few days of my scheduled departure date , I said to Michael , ‘ I suppose it 's too late now . ’ |
| 27 | Within a few days of his election , Barbarossa was crowned on the 9th March 1152 . |
| 28 | The money will be deducted from your current account within a few days of your purchase — just like a cheque , but so much easier . |
| 29 | Howard had tried all the proprietary athlete 's foot remedies , but found they were only partially effective ; the infection would always return with a vengeance within a few days of discontinuing with the ointment or powder . |
| 30 | Justification for Scott 's impressive display in the House of Commons became apparent within a few days of his drawings being hung . |