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Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] a few days " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	He pondered the implications of this for a few days , uncertain whether to welcome it or feel alarmed .
2	Do this for a few days ( see figure 4 ) .
3	Could you leave this for a few days until I 'm fresher ? ’
4	When I inquired after the baptism he said he had been mistaken , it had been yesterday , but that there would be another in a few days and , anyway , who needed a baptism to enjoy themselves ?
5	( 1 would suggest that you do this over a few days as the list may well vary according to the mood you are in . )
6	Most continue ripening in store until ready for the table , but a few varieties must be brought into the warm for a few days before they are ready to eat .
7	They were usually listless for a few days before they collapsed , breathing with evident difficulty and , in a few cases , discharging a white frothy liquid from their nostrils .
8	They would be noticeable for a few days after passing into the camp , unfamiliar faces asking the way to the lavatories , or being excused washing-up by the people in whose rooms they had been placed .
9	Forest Mere for a Few Days
10	The glaze will stay shiny for a few days but after a week will begin to lose its gloss , so do n't decorate the cake too early .
11	I was diplomatically ill for a few days and then I returned to my normal work .
12	On 15 December Helen 's baby , a tiny perfect girl , was born , but her labour was long and difficult and she was very ill for a few days after it .
13	I 'm going on a fast for a few days because everything you eat 's bad for you . ’
14	Her XR3i , I calculated , would do me just fine for a few days .
15	‘ He 'll be fine in a few days , my dear , with an infusion of clover and foxglove to steady his heart .
16	The rash may be barely visible , and may only be present for a few days , or it may be widespread and obvious and persist for many weeks .
17	Now Somerset is a long way away , but the first stopping place that they can find where they will be left undisturbed for a few days is in the Vale , and very shortly the Vale will be designated , so they 'll have to travel even further into west Oxford , which is going to be , if we 're not careful , the only undesignated district in the whole of the south of England , and I would n't want to be a resident of west Oxford in these circumstances .
18	We all know that we feel better after a few days in the mountains but why is this ?
19	" I too shall be attending the ceremonies prior to a few days ' relaxation at the hill station of Dalat . "
20	I think Sega are conning people who pay £45 for a game that the complete in a few days .
21	‘ I will take the Opposition seriously on crime when they support , for example , the Prevention of Terrorism Act — and we will give them an opportunity to do that within a few days , ’ he said to Tory cheers .
22	I 'd been a bit dithery for a few days , sort of clumsy and absentminded , as you often get when you 're feeling under the weather .
23	A small supply of burn dressings and some iodine solution was forthcoming after a few days .
24	The snow is so deep — three metres outside the door here — that after big storms , potentially dangerous ski areas remain inaccessible for a few days .
25	Justification for Scott 's impressive display in the House of Commons became apparent within a few days of his drawings being hung .
26	Zhang was killed instantly , although his death was kept secret for a few days .
27	I 've been feeling headachy and dizzy for a few days now . ’
28	I have heard there 's good sport to be had in Buttermere and Grasmere and I intend to make my way to one or the other for a few days .
29	Josselin 's reputation is based on the detailed diary which he kept from 5 August 1644 until a few days before his death .
30	These are stars which flare up suddenly from near-invisibility to prominence , remaining bright for a few days , weeks or months before fading again .