Example sentences of "[pron] for a [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Could n't you stay with me for a few days in case those men come back . ’ |
| 2 | I 'll take the little one home with me for a few days to give you a break . |
| 3 | ‘ And do n't worry if you do n't hear from me for a few days . |
| 4 | Seventeenth August — visited No. 4 Commando ( French Troop ) and decided to remain with them for a few days , due mainly to their hospitality and the change of scene . |
| 5 | A solution is to make the following adjustments and stick to them for a few days while the body clock follows the lead given by your altered life-style . |
| 6 | It 's when you 've been flying them for a few days consecutively that it ( pardon the pun ) dawns on them that they could escape and find out what 's over the next hill . |
| 7 | We went in to the University and met up with Ian Jamieson , who invited us to come and stay with them for a few days . |
| 8 | Do a few products and then , leave them for a few days and go back and integrate them . |
| 9 | He was less prominent in the action than William Craig and he felt sufficiently distanced from it to be able to absent himself for a few days in the first week of the strike when he went to Canada to attend a funeral . |
| 10 | ‘ Did you think that I would make love to you for a few days and then let you walk out of my life without trying to get in touch ? ’ |
| 11 | Could I stay with you for a few days and learn how you manage without magic ? " |
| 12 | ‘ It must have been bothering you for a few days . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Well , he can atone for his sins by waiting on you for a few days , ’ Jack said laughingly . |
| 14 | I only came to say good-bye and thank you for a lovely day . ’ |
| 15 | I looked after him for a few days before he died . ’ |
| 16 | She did n't see him for a few days after that , and had time to wonder why she had made it all up . |
| 17 | It would last her for a few days . |
| 18 | Maria 's sister is ill , so she will be staying with her for a few days . ’ |
| 19 | In fact , she did not realise she was to have the honour conferred on her for a few days after the letter arrived . |
| 20 | Erm Sandy 's staying with her for a few days . |
| 21 | Erm , Sandy 's staying with her for a few days . |
| 22 | • You can have it for a 14 day HOME TRIAL |
| 23 | Put it in a box in your guitar case and save it for a rainy day . |
| 24 | And obviously we would want to take money out of reserves , our original amendment took one point three million pounds out of reserves and it 's interesting to see now that you 're suggesting almost that figure again and yet for years you 've been telling us you ca n't take this money out of the reserves , er you know we had to keep it for a rainy day . |
| 25 | Covering the work to protect from frost and rain , we left it for a few days to dry , which helps the shuttering to loosen itself too . |
| 26 | Think about it for a few days , that 's all I ask of you . |
| 27 | We will just ask you can we have a look at it for a few days . |
| 28 | ‘ Do n't use it for a few days , and see how it goes . ’ |
| 29 | It would be a holiday to discard the worry of it for a few days . |
| 30 | Well , I am here , Lizzie , in order to prepare myself for a long day tomorrow , which I think is a wise decision , do n't you ? ’ |