Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] for a few days " in BNC.
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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 | 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 . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | Maybe I should have hung on for a few days in there getting to grips with Alf Bundy 's ailments . |
7 | Our son Greg came over for a few days to do some business in England and to see his father . |
8 | Cover up for a few days , use a higher factor lotion , and take great care . |
9 | He came up for a few days and stayed in Mackay 's Hotel in Ardallt . |
10 | I would n't mind going away for a few days , but |
11 | 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 . |
12 | ‘ I 'm fine now and looking forward to getting home for a few days . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | The ceremonies lasted for a month and millions attended , many coming only for a few days . |
15 | 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 . |
16 | Lesley-Jane will be fine if she just rests up for a few days . |
17 | ‘ Stormed around for a few days , lobbied as hard as I could and got on with my job . |
18 | Can SHe stay here for a few days ? ’ |
19 | ‘ At least , let me stay here for a few days . |
20 | They 've gone away for a few days . |
21 | ‘ 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 . |
22 | 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 . |
23 | After a time the goat disappeared , and its place was taken by some hens , and these hens I looked after when , as quite often happened , their mistress went away for a few days . |
24 | ‘ He may decide to hold off for a few days and give steroids to develop the lungs , ’ Belinda suggested . |
25 | Apparently all went well for a few days , then Svend 's conscience got the better of him . |
26 | Some think that he will go abroad for a few days and the CIA will then engineer his return in a countercoup , just as it did in 1953 . |
27 | It finally erupted when Mozart asked for permission to stay on for a few days in Vienna to collect some outstanding fees . |
28 | She said to me , " Ca n't you get away for a few days ? " |
29 | ‘ I think everyone is probably making far too much fuss , and Angela has just taken off for a few days ' holiday . ’ |
30 | If the war was n't actually forgotten , it was put aside for a few days in the district around Screehaugh . |