Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] for day [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Somehow , the wonderful aroma lingered on for days after . |
| 2 | They also provided the food and baking would go on for days beforehand . |
| 3 | The Strangeways riot , which went on for days longer than necessary because of squabbling between the Home Office prison department and the prison governor . |
| 4 | " The amount the young can do nowadays — now when I was carrying Dan I was not able to get up for days together , me ankles swoll so , and I 'ad dizzy spells , something terrible , but she still gets around on that bike , perky as Punch . |
| 5 | All the ships , large and small , which had been held up for days past , had now unfurled their sails and were putting to sea . |