Example sentences of "a [adj] days later [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few days later they were all back at Siwa , somewhat disappointed . |
| 2 | A few days later they would both again be involved in an attack on a convoy , where one merchantman was seen to list and pour black smoke after suffering hits from Dennis ' bombs . |
| 3 | They backed off that time , but a few days later they tried to invade the island . |
| 4 | A few days later they signed identical " non-exclusive occupation " agreements which provided that each of them had to pay equal monthly payments . |
| 5 | Just a few days later they recovered part of a body from a lake in surrey . |
| 6 | A few days later we heard a reading room receptionist telephoning the ground floor police desk to ask if she needed her umbrella to go to lunch . |
| 7 | Then a few days later we had opening night , and I was in my first tuxedo . |
| 8 | A few days later we climbed Toubkal though . |
| 9 | Being a glutton for punishment , a few days later we rounded it off by doing the Danube Knee bend towards Budapest . |
| 10 | A few days later we passed the desiccated corpse of another brigand hanging on a gibbet beside the track . |
| 11 | I sent Kassimi with a letter to the Governor at Goba , and a few days later we received an apology for our treatment and permission to continue our journey . |
| 12 | A few days later we were on passage up the east coast to Scotland and the North Sea Oil scene once more — after the Lord Mayor 's show ! |
| 13 | ‘ A few days later we learnt Whitton had sent a secret message to the Caliph . ’ |
| 14 | Rumours were soon in circulation about the surrender , and a few days later it was announced that 47,000 wounded had been saved . |
| 15 | One thing that puzzled me as a boy was Mrs. Farrer 's hair — it used to change overnight from snow white to jet black and a few days later it was white again . |
| 16 | A few days later I took a walk down the Kings Road , mostly searching for a pair of brothel creepers . |
| 17 | So a few days later I moved to an hotel , the Hotel España ( solo apartamentos ) on the Plaza Españia . |
| 18 | A few days later I came back to England . |
| 19 | A few days later I received two letters . |
| 20 | A few days later I received a letter from Leslie 's commanding officer . |
| 21 | ‘ I wrote immediately , ’ she says , ‘ and a few days later I was sent a complaints form to fill in and return . ’ |
| 22 | A few days later I did question Shadwell about the possibility of not being covered in shit for my debut as a professional actor . |
| 23 | I never got to hear Arthur Calder-Marshall talking about Patrick Hamilton , but just a few days later I was able to read Patrick Hamilton about Arthur Calder-Marshall , in a letter to Hamilton 's brother in 1951 about a radio talk Calder-Marshall had given : ‘ Arthur C-M 's description of me as he first knew me ( at the Wells Hotel , Hampstead ) makes very amusing reading . |
| 24 | A few days later I rang Émile . |
| 25 | A few days later I had another chance to help the King . |
| 26 | There was no way I could have refused even if I had wanted to , so a few days later I found myself shaking in the BBC 's hospitality suite , very glad to have Mary and Chris with me for moral support . |
| 27 | A few days later I would be leaving for England . |
| 28 | I had to have a talk with Mrs Rumney and a few days later I called in at The Laurels . |
| 29 | A few days later I was touring the African townships . |
| 30 | A few days later I had a visit from her . |