Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [prep] a [det] days " in BNC.
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| 1 | It referred to a note which he 'd included with the Firearm Certificate application form and the fee , saying that he ( Sampson ) had a chance at a Weatherby Magnum Deluxe rifle at a price that was madness , but only if he could wrap the deal up within a few days . |
| 2 | The operation was to have taken place anyway in a few days , but her condition worsened on the flight from Zagreb . |
| 3 | At the last minute the convention 's keynote speaker for Sunday 26 April was taken ill , and her replacement turned out to be Mr John Frohnmayer , the dismissed chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts who , although not scheduled to leave his post officially until a few days later , had actually worked his last day the previous Friday . |
| 4 | If he was n't home , I 'd go back to the squat and keep my head down for a few days . |
| 5 | Water again after a few days and start feeding in June . |
| 6 | Jenny came back from Rome and rang Sara up within a few days of arriving home . |
| 7 | Edouard said he 'd been obliged to keep an elderly English woman there for a few days , but she 'd been slipping out . ’ |
| 8 | A number of retail outlets will allow you to take a rug home for a few days so that you can see it in the context of your home , and this simple precaution can not be recommended too strongly . |
| 9 | Such meetings will also have a social function , bringing agents together for a few days to exchange ideas , discuss common problems and be made to feel part of the company . |
| 10 | However we agreed to visit Cedars together in a few days ' time . |