Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [adv] a few days " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was there a few days and then me and me friends barricaded ourselves in a cell and we would n't come out because there was nowt to do . |
| 2 | Between seeing my surgeon and being X-rayed there were only a few days . |
| 3 | The chick 's beaks are removed with a hot knife when they are just a few days old in order to prevent the savage pecking which often occurs in densely populated factory farming environments . |
| 4 | It 's only a few days since I was sitting in the seats you all occupy , realising the difficult job that a Lord Mayor has to undertake in keeping members in order . |
| 5 | Erm , has the honourable gentleman noted that er on the ninth of February , it 's only a few days ago , the European parliament itself erm through its rapporteur Mr Fernand Herman er the Christian Democrats , but also of course with er socialists from the er European parliament , endorsed a constitution er which contains even worse things than the European peoples party 's manifesto . |
| 6 | It was just a few days after eight children from the W family from South Ronaldsay had been taken into care . |
| 7 | The bairn started bringing his milk back up all the time when he was just a few days old . |