Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] for a few days " in BNC.
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| 1 | Uterine contractions continue for a few days after birth ( they are often particularly evident when the child begins to suck at the nipple ) . |
| 2 | Predictions from these tables will let you down once or twice a year when a session of light wind invades for a few days . |
| 3 | Grandma lay for a few days drifting in and out of sleep , unaware of everything about her , until one afternoon when Julia and Carrie were sitting with her . |
| 4 | You let things lapse for a few days more . |
| 5 | If the hon. Gentleman waits for a few days , he may be made aware of developments emanating from a source not far from me now which may interest him and which may deal with that point . |
| 6 | The mother 's death is portrayed in a macabre scene where Walter is unsure whether she has died , or even what death is , and allows the corpse to rot for a few days while he sits by her side . |
| 7 | But as long as you spot the early signs you should be okay — just keep the red bits covered for a few days . |
| 8 | This vigorous phase continued for a few days , with the column of steam and ash climbing eleven kilometres high above the volcano and showering ash over points up to 480 kilometres distant . |
| 9 | So it might pay a mother to wait for a few days and see what happened to the baby . |
| 10 | When the seeds drop off from the flowering spike , they should be left in the tank to float for a few days . |
| 11 | Avril found out the very next evening when Peter drove her to her daughter 's house to stay for a few days . |