Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] for [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | The king 's son mounted his horse again , and they rode on for seven days , until they came to the islands of the Black Sea , where there is such darkness that a spoon might stand up in it . |
| 2 | The battles went on for four days that August and at least thirty-four people were killed . |
| 3 | The inquest went on for many days and it had all the appearances of the public inquiry that was to follow . |
| 4 | Yes , this went on , it went on for about er three days , it went on for three days . |
| 5 | After pitching their tents , the travellers held a rave party that went on for 3 days and nights . |
| 6 | But he went out for three days , never for an hour and a quarter . |
| 7 | He carried on for two days but finally , in excruciating pain , had to go to hospital when a splint was put on his damaged limb . |
| 8 | So , he waited in for two days nothing ! |