Example sentences of "[pron] for a few 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 looked after him for a few days before he died . ’ |
| 15 | She did n't see him for a few days after that , and had time to wonder why she had made it all up . |
| 16 | It would last her for a few days . |
| 17 | Maria 's sister is ill , so she will be staying with her for a few days . ’ |
| 18 | In fact , she did not realise she was to have the honour conferred on her for a few days after the letter arrived . |
| 19 | Erm Sandy 's staying with her for a few days . |
| 20 | Erm , Sandy 's staying with her for a few days . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Think about it for a few days , that 's all I ask of you . |
| 23 | We will just ask you can we have a look at it for a few days . |
| 24 | ‘ Do n't use it for a few days , and see how it goes . ’ |
| 25 | It would be a holiday to discard the worry of it for a few days . |
| 26 | because we know the pubs and we can go to Queens or whatever for a few days |
| 27 | ‘ Let's invite him to stay with us for a few days , then you can ask him yourself . ’ |
| 28 | When Shanti had been with us for a few days , a friend said to me , ‘ I saw Michael out with the baby in the pram , and I do n't think I 've seen a man look happier in my life . ’ |
| 29 | She looked pleadingly at Tamar as she said , ‘ Mebbe when t'summer comes , your Mam 'll let thoo come and stop wi' us for a few days . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ She 's been staying with us for a few days . ’ |