Example sentences of "[noun sg] for a few day " in BNC.
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| 1 | We realized that each of us would be a big story for a few days , but that would pass and then we 'd be able to get on with the real work of getting to know our families and friends again . |
| 2 | Although the females ' ranges are smaller than those of individual males they overlap those of several of them and may therefore turn up in more than one male community ; females in oestrus range widely , consorting with a male for a few days . |
| 3 | On Monday she 's going back to mum for a few days . |
| 4 | I went off to school camp for a few days when I was ten , and Mum suggested I took some sanitary towels with me in case my period started , but I dismissed this as silly and unnecessary . |
| 5 | So , after luxuriating in its hair shirt for a few days , the City would have sold sterling anyway . |
| 6 | it 's always a bit a it came home to me with great a vigour and enthusiasm when I was walking round the kitting station at R A F Innsworth with a supermarket trolley getting it filled with kit and when I got to the end they handed me my dog tags and my gun , I thought what have I let myself in for because I 'd never worn dog tags before and I 'd never had a gun with live ammunition in it that got strapped to my hip and you suddenly realise , I 'm going into a real war it was quite a nerve racking experience for a few days |
| 7 | In some cases , this needs to be relieved by placing a drain ( catheter ) in the bladder for a few days . |
| 8 | Ill just go out of the house without a word , and stay at my club for a few days . |
| 9 | The idea had been in the back of her mind for a few days now and this evening had decided it for sure . |
| 10 | It 's a full-time job ; in fact I 've just spent my leave there simply to give them a break for a few days . ’ |
| 11 | We had in addition to this party , — a doctor coming to visit his mother , who lived in Coll ; a young Englishman with a fishing-rod , who had left a medical practice for a few days , to whip the burns of Coll and breathe the fine air ; a minister 's wife ; a retired minister and his wife , both in delicate health ; the fiscal of Tobermory , who had a farm in Tiree ; the Chief Constable and Sheriff Clerk from Mull , who came to investigate a case of suspected cattle poisoning ; and a young Glasgow teacher , who came to be guest of the Fiscal aforementioned . |
| 12 | For obvious reasons , people receiving injections of the drug must stay in the dark for a few days , and keep out of direct sunlight for a month , or longer . |
| 13 | It 's best to store the panelling for a few days in the room in which it will be used , to allow the moisture content of the wood to settle before installation . |
| 14 | ‘ We thought we would only be away from our village for a few days , ’ she said . |
| 15 | He 's expected to be off work for a few days but will be recalled for important Commons votes , including the Maastricht Treaty social chapter next Thursday . |
| 16 | This means placing the plant material in a base of oil or fat and leaving the mixture in the sun for a few days . |
| 17 | In April the Prince went off to the Kalahari Desert for a few days with Sir Laurens Van der Post , to see for himself the society that his friend had written and talked about so much . |
| 18 | Periodically Utrillo was allowed out of the asylum for a few days and occasionally he escaped . |
| 19 | A warm front had passed the previous day , leaving the usual warm sector haze , the following cold front was still hundreds of miles out in the Atlantic so would be of no interest to the mainland for a few days . |
| 20 | I went over to his home for a few days to sort out helmet and leather contracts . |
| 21 | At this stage cut off the complete head and invert it in a paper bag , hanging these in an airy place for a few days until the seeds are quite dry . |
| 22 | She thought she might avoid the place for a few days herself , just in case the boy had any ideas of adopting her as a protector . |
| 23 | So , too , are the increasing number of so-called closing down sales which often take place for a few days or weeks at the end of a shop lease . |
| 24 | ‘ You do n't mind looking after the place for a few days , do you ? ’ |
| 25 | Although he had only been in his new job for a few days before the murder , Dave Pushell had already tried to imprint his personality on the office . |
| 26 | A group of prisoners are out of jail for a few days … but the authorities know exactly where they are . |
| 27 | If your tank contains a ‘ chaser ’ , new fish may need to be placed in a breeding trap for a few days until the aggressor gets used to it — or a tank divider is an even better idea . |
| 28 | ‘ If I do n't go on the mat for a few days , I get withdrawal symptoms , ’ he confesses . |
| 29 | If you ca n't see through the glass because of condensation , remove the lid for a few days . |
| 30 | He pointed out a gruelling three-mile running course to Bowe , instructed him to learn it and then said he 'd be going out of town for a few days . |