Example sentences of "[conj] after [art] [det] days " in BNC.
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| 1 | The guards knew full well what was happening and we knew that after a few days they were likely to get heavy about it . |
| 2 | Sometimes Buddie stacked trays of eggs above the pipes to incubate , and after a few days there would be dozens of fluffy , chirruping chicks hatching out in the heat . |
| 3 | James , Earl of Douglas , raided Northumberland , laying siege to Newcastle , and after a few days ' inconclusive skirmishing , the Scots army retreated into the Cheviot Hills . |
| 4 | From Mongolia , at last they entered China , and after a few days came to the Great Wall , another of the earth 's wonders . |
| 5 | I 'd fetch her home , clean her up , straighten her out and take care of her for as long as she 'd let me , but the call of the wild was strong and after a few days of sleeping on the couch , she 'd vanish again . |
| 6 | But it was only somewhere about thirty degrees Celsius and after a few days I had become accustomed to the change in temperature . |
| 7 | 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 . ’ |
| 8 | Nothing more was seen or heard of the two men , and after a few days , the event was forgotten . |
| 9 | He became ill , and after a few days he died in my arms . |
| 10 | Derek Hegarty says it 's been tougher than they expected because the winds up in Scotland were very strong and after a few days they had troubles with their knees but they 've managed to keep going … |
| 11 | The meeting broke up with mixed feelings , but after a few days it became clear that we were in business . |
| 12 | But after a few days of insipid campaigning there was grumbling back at base about the way the campaign was going . |
| 13 | But after a few days he saw the sparks of it begin to reappear and within a week Mould was chattering away as usual and ran about the school thinking of a new plan . |
| 14 | But after a few days Mcduff lost interest . |
| 15 | But after a few days , with no sign of the weather clearing , he began to feel like a prisoner . |
| 16 | Had the French attempted to move inland he would , it seems likely , have fought a defensive battle on ground of his own choosing , but after a few days , with not a shot fired on either side , the French re-embarked and de Tourville sailed home with his fleet intact . |
| 17 | But after a few days of Margery 's company ‘ the worshipful woman sped herself fast out of Akun with all her retinue ’ . |
| 18 | But after a few days Clare began to worry . |
| 19 | The initial police response was good but after a few days I could see they were getting swamped with other cases and I had to do something . |