Example sentences of "[prep] the [adj] few days " in BNC.
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| 31 | Ironically , Mr Yeltsin 's studious absence from public view for the past few days forced the two parties to seek a solution and not wait for him to intervene . |
| 32 | For the past few days he had brought security into her child 's world of distorted perspectives and half comprehended fears . |
| 33 | In fact she had been feeling tired and queasy for the past few days ; and that night , when the leading man laid her on the sofa , suddenly turned her head and , without letting the audience see , vomited quietly down the sofa back . |
| 34 | She was worried about her husband ; it had been obvious for the past few days that something was preying on his mind . |
| 35 | Now that Cadfael came to think of it , less than usual had been seen and heard of Jerome for the past few days , ever since the evening when he had been discovered on his bed , quaking and sick with bellyaches and headaches , and been soothed to sleep by Cadfael 's stomachics and syrups . |
| 36 | But for the past few days there had been continuous rain , and the forecast was for more bad weather to come . |
| 37 | Modigliani moved in to be with her for the last few days and at the end of November Jeanne entered the Nice Maternity Hospital . |
| 38 | I 've been loafing a bit for the last few days . |
| 39 | Now , however , she sat up in bed and wondered , as she had been wondering for the last few days , what had happened to the spider . |
| 40 | For the last few days she had seen them , not as her parents but as two hating individuals carrying on a private war behind screens . |
| 41 | It was near the end of August , and for the last few days it had been like high summer . |
| 42 | He was conscious on admission , explained he had felt unwell for the last few days and had intended seeing a doctor today . |
| 43 | It 's been Huey , George , Ralph and Bert for the last few days , liquid laffs ahoy . |
| 44 | Harry had worked as tirelessly as his sister for the last few days ; now he sank down on to a stool beside his cannon out of sheer weakness , and began to weep at the thought of the wasted powder and the wasted water resulting from this misfortune . |
| 45 | He had been feeling a bit better for the last few days : He had repaired the fence between the Britches and Ron Paget 's yard , filled two black plastic sacks with rubbish and had embarked on a vigorous assault upon dead and decaying trees . |
| 46 | For the last few days of her life Julia lay in a drugged sleep , free from pain and still managing a faint smile for Pat as he hung over her , gripping her hand . |
| 47 | I 've been reading the fucking Bible for the last few days . |
| 48 | For the last few days , though , they 've been having to train where and when they can . |
| 49 | For the last few days , I have been driving Citroen 's latest addition to the ZX range the Aura Turbo Diesel . |
| 50 | For the next few days I was horribly inactive , gripped by a lethargy that I could not for the life of me understand . |
| 51 | For the next few days she had carried the tiny dragon everywhere . |
| 52 | So for the next few days this column will present several different ways of assessing corporate performance for 1989 . |
| 53 | For the next few days Ajdabiya was extremely unsettled , and men showed all the conventional signs of being in crisis , and on the verge of further violent action . |
| 54 | The weather forecast is good and rain is not expected for the next few days . |
| 55 | Their friendship continued for the next few days . |
| 56 | The therapist agreed to see David daily for the next few days in order to provide him with support . |
| 57 | She had enough money for the next few days , and she was n't hungry yet . |
| 58 | I have a busy schedule for the next few days , so I may not be in touch . |
| 59 | For the next few days we made love with a kindliness and consideration we had never experienced before . |
| 60 | At least for the next few days , allow yourself to be more impulsive . |