Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] for [art] few days " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | I would n't mind going away for a few days , but |
4 | ‘ I 'm fine now and looking forward to getting home for a few days . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | The ceremonies lasted for a month and millions attended , many coming only for a few days . |
7 | Can SHe stay here for a few days ? ’ |
8 | ‘ At least , let me stay here for a few days . |
9 | They 've gone away for a few days . |
10 | ‘ 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 . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | Apparently all went well for a few days , then Svend 's conscience got the better of him . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | She said to me , " Ca n't you get away for a few days ? " |
16 | If the war was n't actually forgotten , it was put aside for a few days in the district around Screehaugh . |
17 | ‘ Would it be possible to stay here for a few days ? ’ |