Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [prep] a [det] days " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yes , I think I shall stay on for a few days here . ’ |
| 2 | I ask him to come down for a few days and I also invite Lady De Marr . |
| 3 | ZOOLOGIST Terry Walton stopped off for a few days in India in 1967 . |
| 4 | The rains may disappear as suddenly as they arrived ; the pond may dry out within a few days , and so the whole cycle of breeding activity must be completed in the shortest possible time . |
| 5 | Well , we had a talk and she invited me to come back in a few days ' time . |
| 6 | Our plan was to meet there in a few days ' time , once our researches in New York were concluded . |
| 7 | This planning diary should show , for example , weeks in which certain lecture courses begin or in which certain work assignments are due for presentation ; weeks in which there are social or sporting events ; weeks in which you are free to take a break or to go away for a few days . |
| 8 | It could be that the couple simply decided to go away for a few days , but those who know Mrs Allsopp say it 's unlikely she would have left without telling anyone . |
| 9 | Maybe I should have hung on for a few days in there getting to grips with Alf Bundy 's ailments . |
| 10 | Our son Greg came over for a few days to do some business in England and to see his father . |
| 11 | Cover up for a few days , use a higher factor lotion , and take great care . |
| 12 | He came up for a few days and stayed in Mackay 's Hotel in Ardallt . |
| 13 | ‘ No , I 'm sure you 'll be able to go home in a few days . |
| 14 | I would n't mind going away for a few days , but |
| 15 | The travellers say they wo n't be moving on for a few days and tonight , the festival still appears to be in full swing.Local people are angry after finding drug-taking equipment dumped in gardens , and sheep savaged to death at a local farm . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm fine now and looking forward to getting home for a few days . |
| 17 | This is filtered off after a few days , and the company is left with sheets of a solid , somewhat resembling uncooked pastry , which is then flavoured and textured . |
| 18 | Most mothers , if forced to leave home for a few days , would entrust their children to the pet dog for safekeeping rather than hand them to their lawful father . |
| 19 | All these ruffles should be smoothed out after a few days . |
| 20 | If it appears slowly with a few days warning of something being not quite right and the patient gradually sinks into the illness , then the cause is likely to lie several days or even a week earlier . |
| 21 | The ceremonies lasted for a month and millions attended , many coming only for a few days . |
| 22 | After the fish had settled in for a few days , one that I had thought to be a male showed signs of filling eggs , and developed a bright yellow patch on her belly . |
| 23 | The barges , designed to be sailed by one man and a boy , could be laid up in a few days . |
| 24 | Lesley-Jane will be fine if she just rests up for a few days . |
| 25 | ‘ Stormed around for a few days , lobbied as hard as I could and got on with my job . |
| 26 | Can SHe stay here for a few days ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ At least , let me stay here for a few days . |
| 28 | They 've gone away for a few days . |
| 29 | ‘ Oh — it 's my son — he 's got cystic fibrosis , and my wife 's gone away for a few days with a friend for a break . |
| 30 | However , he left the next day , calling later to ask Lorna to meet him nearby with £500 cash so he could go away for a few days . |