Example sentences of "few days [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the next few days Ruth spent most of her waking hours with Anna , reading to her from the small collection of books Mrs Carson had brought on board , playing games , making up stories . |
| 2 | For a few days Osman could not bring himself to show his face in public and there was a noticeable lull in hostilities . |
| 3 | Over the next few days Pope John talked with groups such as the press and the observers . |
| 4 | However in the past few days Hanley has come through a series of rigorous tests , and his return was hastened by the absence of Andy Goodway , who broke a finger at Headingley last Saturday . |
| 5 | For the next few days Shelley did n't catch even a glimpse of her chief . |
| 6 | Over the next few days Maggie slowly got closer to Ana de Santis . |
| 7 | In a few days Riddle 's body might be found and the two women would almost certainly arrange an elaborate funeral which they would attend and shed a few crocodile tears . |
| 8 | Over the next few days Stevens confirmed his hunch . |
| 9 | After a few days Anne decided to go back to school . |
| 10 | Marilla agreed , and for the next few days Anne planned what she would put in her cake . |
| 11 | Once or twice during the next few days Bathsheba saw Troy working in her hayfields . |
| 12 | But after a few days Mcduff lost interest . |
| 13 | The harvest had started , everyone else was out in the fields , afraid it would rain , and for the next few days Libby and George joined in , stooking and carrying sheaves which they could seldom get to balance . |
| 14 | In the next few days Mary spent almost all her time in the gardens . |
| 15 | But after a few days Clare began to worry . |
| 16 | Within a few days Caledonia was in complete agreement : the entire team should take up golf . |
| 17 | During the next few days Stevie was to find himself something of a cult figure . |
| 18 | For the next few days Ajdabiya was extremely unsettled , and men showed all the conventional signs of being in crisis , and on the verge of further violent action . |
| 19 | Over the next few days Rory began to wonder if life would ever return to anything even remotely resembling normal . |
| 20 | Over the next few days Sir Robin could need all the native cunning and tact he once showed as a cricket captain to deal with the political uncertainty many expect after the election . |
| 21 | In the next few days Creggan began to learn about the Zoo in which he was now imprisoned . |
| 22 | In the past few days Mr Delors has signalled his determination to boost the executive powers held by Brussels . |