Example sentences of "[noun] for a few days [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A couple of years ago I was staying in Malham for a few days and decided to set out one morning for Attermire by the old pack lane from Settle to Malham . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Periodically Utrillo was allowed out of the asylum for a few days and occasionally he escaped . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | This year , however , there seemed to be more of them than usual , and one star , Barbra Streisand , stayed in town for a few days and had dinner with Janet Reno , the attorney-general . |
| 6 | Some of the males were injected with morphine for a few days and some were given other drugs . |
| 7 | Afterwards I have a rest for a few days or go swimming ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Stay in my flat for a few days and enjoy what you can of the Carnival . |
| 9 | ‘ Now , Roger , it 's obvious — you have worn that chain for a few days and it has left a mark . |
| 10 | She did not see Joe for a few days and then one Friday as she walked past she saw him in the teashop and went in to join him . |
| 11 | More characteristic still are the thousands of tiny meltwater streams that trickle from ice-sheets and snow-banks for a few days or weeks each summer , often following the same channels year after year , and sometimes building up mats of vegetation along their course . |
| 12 | You may think you have to cut back on the necessities of life for a few days or cancel a treat you had promised yourself and the family . |
| 13 | Many widows like to stay in the home of a family member for a few days or weeks afterwards , but if she is going to return to her own home at some time , this should not be delayed for too long . |
| 14 | There are possible side effects such as nausea and headaches for a few days and extremely rarely there are other serious complications . |
| 15 | But Steve had gone off with Maria Luisa for a few days and he was n't thinking about work , that was for sure , and she had n't her freedom anyway ! |
| 16 | Year to year there are variations ; summer may start two weeks late , or two weeks early , or tentatively … and once or twice a year the weather goes into a sulk for a few days and refuses to co-operate with us . |
| 17 | Since the female is only on heat for a few days and the males are often widely scattered , these scents are vital for bringing the sexes together at the right time . |
| 18 | Patients have a sore throat for a few days but no other side effects . |
| 19 | Better to hold on to power for a few days or hours longer . |
| 20 | The England midfielder added : ‘ I 've only been with Leeds for a few days but that 's long enough to know I 've made the right decision coming here . ’ |
| 21 | After fertilization has taken place , the zygote is cultured in the laboratory for a few days and the proembryo is then placed in the woman 's uterus . |