Example sentences of "[adj] days [prep] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ After a few days of production I had the opportunity to approach Dustin , ’ Silvis remembered . |
| 2 | In a month 's time we 'll have a quiet wedding in the local church , and after a few days in London we 'll travel through all the countries of Europe . ’ |
| 3 | After spending 10 days in hospital she was back to watch the next home game , but from a safe distance . |
| 4 | Over the following days between attacks he managed to pen his brilliant fifteen-page paper called " On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type " , and mailed it to Darwin , whom he had never met , with shy requests for his comments . |
| 5 | In the early days of aviation he made designs for aeroplanes and , later in life , he took up golf and planned houses for himself and his friends in Berkshire . |
| 6 | In the early days of July it seemed that the president 's plan could not fail : the leaders of every mainstream party joined the ‘ Yes ’ campaign , leaving opposition in the hands of an unholy alliance between the Fascists and Communists . |
| 7 | Given the strong emphasis on children with special educational needs during the early days of PNP it was not surprising that many collaborations concentrated their attention on these children . |
| 8 | This being the early days of punk we looked like complete urchins . |
| 9 | As it happens , in the early days of computers it was thought that it would be only a few years before computers would be able to understand natural language . |
| 10 | In his early days with Norwich he took ‘ stick ’ from fellow players and the opposition , but reflected on this favourably in a way which says much of himself and of other successful black sportsmen . |
| 11 | In his early days at Highbury he was painfully aware of being labelled the first £10,000 footballer . |
| 12 | The sunshine when she landed at Heathrow was a cruel reminder to Alyssia of the lazy days in France she had thought would never end . |
| 13 | ‘ However , three days after Hungary I was telephoned by a Williams director . |
| 14 | After the bizarre accuracy of 55 Days at Peking I was confident that I could predict when Brian and I would go home . |
| 15 | Although one of the sons suffered severe injuries such as a black eye and damage to his kidney and spent 5 days in hospital it took the police over 6 weeks to decide whether to charge anyone . |
| 16 | After 5 days in Rotorua we went south to Taupo , a disappointing touristy place except for a lovely walk to the Huka Falls beside the crystal-clear , swirling waters of the Waikato River , and a visit to Cherry Island ( in the river ) where you are warmly greeted by numerous tame animals and birds as you roam around . |
| 17 | Get a few more days after Easter I 'll be alright . |
| 18 | These were small victories , but in those days of darkness they gave the High Elves some hope . |
| 19 | Since the heady days of Henson it had become a duller and more local object . |
| 20 | Well it will be sent off to the Secretary of State in theory he has twenty one days in practice I suspect it will be mid-January at least before we learn . |
| 21 | It is difficult at any time to represent a large body of one 's fellows ; in these critical days of reconstruction it is harder than ever . |
| 22 | I was really really happy because we had nine days off school I was very relieved . |
| 23 | Unless an appeal is lodged within 28 days of sentencing he could be free in a little over two years . |
| 24 | After several days in Nairobi he took the train to Mombasa where he caught a ship to England ; there , soon after my brother Dermot was born , he rejoined my mother . |
| 25 | Two days before admission he noted abdominal distension and began to hiccup . |
| 26 | In four days of meetings they had managed to decide only the names of the principal members of the embassy . |