Example sentences of "[verb] after a few days " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sarah told her that John had secured a job in an hotel but had been sacked after a few days . |
| 2 | ‘ It was the same when he got that job on a building site and was sacked after a few days , although they said there was nothing wrong with his work . |
| 3 | The flow of oil was for the most part halted after a few days when US aircraft bombed the pumping manifold stations . |
| 4 | resolve and spirit after a few days without a bath , a week without a change of clothes . |
| 5 | Suspecting a mild heart attack , his doctor had him admitted to hospital but tests were negative and he was discharged after a few days . |
| 6 | Sometimes , of course , it can work the other way round ; I recall a woman , going through a difficult time with her husband , returning after a few days ' holiday to find that he had swept and cleaned the house from top to bottom . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | They were persuaded after a few days to go back to far-off Shaanxi province and continue to do their duty in their ‘ adopted rural home ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ Maybe he just sent the telegram and a letter will come after a few days , ’ Maggie tried to soothe . |
| 10 | In the British test-tube baby programme , viable embryos are either implanted or destroyed after a few days . |
| 11 | He left after a few days as I said . |
| 12 | I should add that there are also a great many flowers that seem to have rather negative meanings , such as the lovely little lawn daisy , which apparently means ‘ delay ’ , or ‘ return after a few days when I may give you an answer ’ — not necessarily the most suitable text to put on a bookmark . |