Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [det] day " in BNC.

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31 His compatriot , Alexandra Ledermann 's Punition , who beat Navet in the Paris World Cup round but who had a difficult flight to Del Mar , looked much more at ease at the official horse inspection here , after a few days ' rest .
32 But after a few days he saw the sparks of it begin to reappear and within a week Mould was chattering away as usual and ran about the school thinking of a new plan .
33 But after a few days Mcduff lost interest .
34 If there is no improvement after a few days then it is either not the appropriate remedy or there are some environmental maintaining causes blocking the remedy action §252 .
35 After a few days the surgeons opened her brain ( craniotomy ) from the right side , and clipped the aneurysms .
36 After a few days recovering , they would skip off to get the bus north and have another go .
37 James , Earl of Douglas , raided Northumberland , laying siege to Newcastle , and after a few days ' inconclusive skirmishing , the Scots army retreated into the Cheviot Hills .
38 He left after a few days as I said .
39 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 .
40 Q When you look at your diary after a few days , and your tally of tantrums , are they part of a more general pattern ?
41 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 .
42 resolve and spirit after a few days without a bath , a week without a change of clothes .
43 After a few days it may go onto their chest or settle in the liver causing a bilious fever and even jaundice .
44 But after a few days , with no sign of the weather clearing , he began to feel like a prisoner .
45 After her death , he advertised for a housekeeper with a view to matrimony but unfortunately the first lady who took the job decamped after a few days , taking with her his prized possessions and helped by a male friend who apparently had kept in the background .
46 After a few days swanking round relatives and old schoolfriends , the novelty of showing off the new clothes and slang such as ‘ She stinks on ice , kid , ’ wore off .
47 In the British test-tube baby programme , viable embryos are either implanted or destroyed after a few days .
48 After a few days I started to develop backache in the lumbar region so acute that I could hardly move .
49 Suspecting a mild heart attack , his doctor had him admitted to hospital but tests were negative and he was discharged after a few days .
50 This usually clears up of its own accord after a few days — thereafter the person has no symptoms but may remain infectious .
51 After a few days had passed , an old woman was walking from the Doon bridge into Alloway village and passing the partially ruined Kirk Alloway , when she heard a loud bellowing sound coming from the church .
52 From Mongolia , at last they entered China , and after a few days came to the Great Wall , another of the earth 's wonders .
53 After a few days , he left his hiding place and went to the farmhouse of Ten Shillingside in Mauchline Parish , of which his brother was tenant .
54 After a few days in the cave , he entered the farmhouse , saying that his end was close .
55 After a few days of tests and observation , the surgeon approached her bed .
56 Had the French attempted to move inland he would , it seems likely , have fought a defensive battle on ground of his own choosing , but after a few days , with not a shot fired on either side , the French re-embarked and de Tourville sailed home with his fleet intact .
57 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 .
58 After a few days with me he starts to calm down and see things in perspective again , ’ she reveals .
59 After a few days I was n't half as hungry and found it easier to cut down .
60 However , after a few days the coral becomes accustomed to its resident , and behaves normally .
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