Example sentences of "[prep] days [prep] [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's having treatment still , she she goes for a couple of days at a time . |
| 2 | He ran his own business , and worked almost round the clock , so was away for days at a time . |
| 3 | So the days were unhappy and the nights a bleak nothingness , and although I never actually put a rope around that pulley , nor loaded my shotgun and went out into the field and dug my own grave — as I had visualized so often — nor started my engine in the garage , yet I thought about all three , and on occasions I thought about one or other for days at a time . |
| 4 | He had been Sam 's best customer during his vacation , had spent a few pounds on skates and cycles , and had in fact hired these for days at a time . |
| 5 | Even the most reliable equipment is at the mercy of the fuse in the plug , and I would hope that if the Rocon circuit went off for this ( or any other reason ) , the remaining 200 watts would keep the tank from lethal chilling until I spotted the problem ( I am often away for days at a time ) |
| 6 | After that she stayed away from Tiger Haven for days at a time . |
| 7 | In the autumn of 1916 Albert had fought for his country at the Somme , sharing trenches with dead companions for days at a time . |
| 8 | In two cases , the user was locked in a bedroom for days at a time . |
| 9 | Like PEPS everywhere , this was slow to catch on , especially as dealers were forced to sell it for days at a time without getting paid commission for it , so most did n't bother . |
| 10 | ‘ True , ’ said Julia , ‘ but in Palestine the British army does not burn villages , hang hostages and leave their bodies in village squares for days at a time as a warning , whatever horror they feel at things like the bombing of the King David Hotel and the murders of those sergeants . |
| 11 | He worked outside the city , and was sometimes away for days at a time . |
| 12 | Bedsitter accommodation was eventually provided but in the course of the investigation by the social work department it was discovered that in addition to Jim 's persistent truancy , he was also staying away from home , sleeping rough for days at a time . |
| 13 | ‘ And Sara would take David for days at a time when I was busy in the pottery … |
| 14 | Company commanders would lose all but the most spasmodic and tenuous contact with their platoons , often for days at a time . |