Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] a [det] days " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he meant this to come for only a few days , not for an indefinite stay . |
| 2 | Having used version 5.5 for only a few days I could never go back . |
| 3 | You 've known him for only a few days , so that 's impossible . |
| 4 | The Maréchal de Cadenet , a French ambassador on a special mission who stayed in London for only a few days in 1621 , was given by James I jewellery said to be worth £2,500 , while the duke of Buckingham , the king 's favourite , presented him with ponies and four albino falcons , the latter much prized by huntsmen . |
| 5 | After only a few days one of the H . |
| 6 | To coincide with the Year of the Maze , Chatsworth 's famous yew labyrinth is being opened for just a few days during the year , the next openings being on August 18 and September 15 . |
| 7 | For some other companies it is uneconomic to open for just a few days between bank holidays . |
| 8 | A pond that is iced over for just a few days will come to no harm , but in a prolonged freeze , the fish may suffer unless you take precautions . |
| 9 | Not only has much explanation had to be included , but it is also difficult to make many useful comments after a visit of only a few days . |
| 10 | On 29 September 1955 , with just a few days of filming to go , Dean turned up at a gay party at Malibu which culminated in a bitchy foray between Dean and a former male lover who accused him of dating women purely for publicity . |
| 11 | One of the H. Fire development bright colours within only a few days and began a reign of terror . |
| 12 | Moreover , few families can have such secure or cheap fuel supplies today as those who can obtain their annual needs from only a few days work spent cutting , drying , hauling and stacking peat . |
| 13 | In only a few days , he had learned it was better to keep silent in that respect . |
| 14 | At the beginning of the fourth month , a young man who had been in only a few days attacked Carter with a knife . |
| 15 | ‘ Two accidents in just a few days . ’ |
| 16 | In just a few days over eighty people came forward , eager to support , and to add their voices and their knowledge of their neighbours to the case . |
| 17 | Black spot has to be taken very seriously because , given the right conditions , it can ravage and virtually destroy a rose garden in just a few days — I have seen this happen , and it is not a pretty sight . |
| 18 | In just a few days he had pushed back the horizons of her world far out of sight . |
| 19 | Before that , she realised , during the three years she 'd known him , he had never moved her to any great depths of emotion — not the same soaring heights and plummeting depths she 'd known in just a few days with Fen . |
| 20 | In just a few days the centre will be a hive of activity . |
| 21 | In just a few days , more than three hundred thousand copies have been sold . |
| 22 | He was called in here a few days ago , about an accident . ’ |
| 23 | The King had settled himself into such a groove of petulant determination that there was no question of the rejection of the bargain deflecting him for even a few days . |
| 24 | If he could have evaded meeting the poor man for even a few days , this squabble over the saint 's bones would have been settled , one way or another , and Herluin would have been off on his travels , and taken Tutilo with him . |
| 25 | Jenna knew she would feel trapped — she had known for quite a few days — but she was not about to tell Alain Lemarchand that , and she was just gathering her thoughts to answer when Marguerite called from the hall . |
| 26 | The job depended upon careful organisation as it had to be come at only a few days ' notice . |
| 27 | At just a few days old , she and Carly , who were born in Rush Green Hospital , Romford , Essex , joined at the chest and upper abdomen , sharing a liver heart cavity , were separated in seven hours of surgery . |
| 28 | Inside sources claim that Cobain is devastated by the revelations , and the possibility that Nirvana may cancel their appearance at Reading Festival is very real , given that the band were prepared to scrap their jubilant homecoming show at just a few days ' notice . |
| 29 | A gigantic undertaking like the invasion of Europe needed at least a few days of good weather to give it a chance , and we appeared to be settled into a period of wind , rain and low cloud . |
| 30 | Store the boards for at least a few days , ideally in the place where they are to be laid , but at least somewhere with a similar temperature . |