Example sentences of "[noun] in a few days " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I 'll find it a billet in a few days . ’ |
| 2 | We 're going to Kinsai in a few days . |
| 3 | If the advice is more positive , will the parents be able to shrug off attitudes which have built up over decades in a few days ? |
| 4 | I am shortly to find out , for I am booked to fly out to the Falkland Islands in a few days ! |
| 5 | I 'll expect you at the Presbytery in a few days with your donation . ’ |
| 6 | I was due in court in a few days to begin divorce proceedings and the threat of Johnny ‘ B ’ helped to dilute the worry . |
| 7 | Meg laughed , ‘ Bless you , no , chick , we 'll be off to Somerset in a few days . |
| 8 | He is expected to leave hospital to return to Jordan in a few days , and wo n't need any further treatment , the royal doctor added . |
| 9 | She will probably welcome your offer of help with such matters as the registration of the death , notifying distant friends , putting an announcement of death in local or national newspapers if she wants this , and dealing with kindly enquiries from neighbours in a tactful way , so that they understand that she may not be feeling like having too many callers at first but will greatly appreciate their help and sympathy in a few days ' ( or weeks , ) time ; and making arrangements for the funeral and any family gathering that is to take place afterwards . |
| 10 | Oag has just returned from Tokyo , and will set off for a climbing exhibition in Grenoble in a few days . |
| 11 | How do you feel about going to Czechoslovakia in a few days . |
| 12 | This would on past experience coax the crocuses out in Hyde Park , only to be spiked by frost in a few days ' time . |
| 13 | He 'll be in a walking plaster in a few days . |
| 14 | She 'd get to California in a few days . |
| 15 | So , gentlemen , what I 'm really doing is to show you a bit of the background and the fact that it 's not all doom and gloom there is a hell of a light at the tunnel and in matter of fact , we got another lecture on the channel tunnel in a few days time ! |
| 16 | I shall be drawing a considerable sum in a few days but you must know how it is , travelling the country as we old soldiers do … thank you … ten pounds will be quite sufficient … and you must let me spend some more of it in your excellent company … that evening 's entertainment we enjoyed together , Mr Wood , ’ his voice rose in the small hallway and the other guests and servants indoors and out strained noticeably to catch what would surely be the eloquent testimonial of a compliment , ‘ was one of the , shall we say , most boisterous and wise , a rare combination , Mr Landlord , I have spent , whether in London , in Europe or in and out of ships and foreign postings in a long lifetime . |
| 17 | This was very promising indeed and Paul , the breeder , sounded like a really nice , caring sort of chap , so I told him I was very interested , and would call with a definite answer in a few days . |
| 18 | " You 'll have the application form in a few days as soon as I can get it processed . " |
| 19 | could you put me in touch ? ’ 'Sorry he 'll be back from America in a few days ' bingo . |
| 20 | Let us suppose the Smith family have planned a picnic in the country in a few days time . |
| 21 | She did not think it wise to add she had suffered so many traumatic incidents in a few days that this was a minor one , nor that her knees had turned to water and refused to hold her up any longer . |
| 22 | She 's had such a good time and made so many new friends that she 's quite resigned to going back to school in a few days ’ time . ’ |
| 23 | If condensation has n't formed at the top of the bottle in a few days , add a little more water . |
| 24 | I can give you an estimate in a few days . " |
| 25 | TIP : Water stored in a centrally heated room will reach a near tank temperature in a few days — which means minimal addition of water from the kettle . |
| 26 | There was nothing wrong with enjoying her own interests and social activities — including Martin Ward 's party in a few days ' time . |
| 27 | ‘ He 'll be here at the family party in a few days , ’ he said gruffly . |