Example sentences of "or [num] day [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | About five or six days of the holiday you 'll sail away to visit hot springs , sandy beaches , the city of Bodrum , small villages or remote restaurants . |
| 2 | The mothers were given milk-with-soya to drink for two days or soya only for two days — there was an interval of two , four or six days between the milk challenges . |
| 3 | Many owners can not stand the thought of their animal going without sustenance for two or three days at a time , but the dog will inevitably eat when it is hungry enough . |
| 4 | Millions visit Czechoslovakia every year but only for two or three days at a time as services are poor . |
| 5 | I said that I think you 'll find , Ron that Trudy if she married would have to give up her late husband 's occupational widow 's pension so that the way you 're going on now , where you go and stay with her for two or three days at a time is far better oh no , no , no , she 'll be able to keep her pension I said I very much doubt it then I said people are so jealous that if she does marry you and he does n't tell the firm I bet that one of her dear neighbours will oh no they 're all very nice people round where she lives , I thought there 's no good arguing with Ron ! |
| 6 | The Congress assembles in a plenary ANNUAL CONFERENCE , normally taking two or three days during the Easter vacation , by invitation at one of the member institutions . |
| 7 | As many as a million arrive within a space of two or three days on the island of St Kilda in the Scottish Hebrides . |
| 8 | And I 'm not being funny but when Malcolm did it , we would do that almost two or three days after the stock taking if there were odd counts . |
| 9 | Tickets reserved by telephone must be paid for by post ( please enclose a stamped addressed envelope ) or in person within one week of booking or three days before the event , whichever is the sooner , otherwise the reservation will automatically be cancelled . |
| 10 | This gentleman bocht the donkey fae MacGreigor — it was afore my day though — an it wes two or three days in the field at the front door . |
| 11 | After two or three days in the wine cube the beer will be ready for bottling . |
| 12 | And er I er penetrated , it took two or three days in the womb with this spoon , and the heard something go pop . |
| 13 | At first I could not devote so much time to the orchestra but by the early 1960s I was coming to a position where I was able to be with the orchestra a very great deal , working for eight or ten days at a time on concerts , records , and films . |
| 14 | We 'd get to one poem four or five days into the war , or after The Belgrano or Sir Galahad , and then you have ‘ Lie Still ’ … which is sombre , like a tribute , and then the others , like ‘ Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night ’ , which started off as a camp throwaway as a tango ; but the poems put together with an orchestra gives them much more depth . ’ |
| 15 | He was staying up for four or five days at a time and then crashing for four or five days . |
| 16 | If you succumb to the Shanghai flu , reconcile yourself to four or five days in bed with a high fever , followed by a further four or five days with a cough and a runny nose . |
| 17 | Sometimes they 're gone for three or four days at a time . ’ |
| 18 | It usually takes three or four days for the pigment which gives you your tan to develop . |
| 19 | Blocks appeared to be particularly useful for part-time farmers who had long holidays ( teachers , lecturers ) or for family farmers who had no cereal crops and could therefore fit in three or four days in the autumn . |
| 20 | But , because you are eating fibre-rich food , it may be three or four days before the loss of that fat becomes apparent on the scales . |
| 21 | You will recall that the background to the decision was previous arrangements whereby closures of certain departments had taken place on days during the festive season to avoid the opening and heating of buildings for one or two days in a week with a large number of staff members taking annual leave on these days . |
| 22 | Notice of appeal must be filed and served within 14 days of the order being made , or seven days in the case of an appeal against an interim care or supervision order . |