Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] a few days " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They had a long and very happy life together , and when her husband finally died Lucia only lingered a few days before following him . ’ |
| 2 | But it was a fun film , it only took a few days work — and I got to meet Mick Jagger ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Each time a memo was fired off and the problem was solved , but it only lasted a few days and they were using the extinguishers again , ’ he said . |
| 4 | The landscape reminds me of the west coast of Ireland , of Inishere , the smallest of the Aran Islands on which I once spent a few days — the same tradition of building walls to clear land as much as to protect . |
| 5 | It was tough on the aircrews though , going out night after night to drop bombs on targets they could n't see through the murk and the searchlights , but perhaps this very impersonality kept them going — that and the fact that they were young and usually had a few days between each mission when they could recuperate in the relative peace and tranquility of the English countryside . |
| 6 | Hervey probably died a few days before 7 February 1277 . |
| 7 | Laurence del Brok probably died a few days before 25 December 1274 . |