Example sentences of "[pron] [be] a few days [prep] " in BNC.

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1 As we were a few days behind schedule by this time I decided to press on while the weather held and the following morning saw us off Montrose with an ominous early shipping forecast of a southerly gale .
2 Fish normally seek out the warmer shallows , and if there are a few days of sunshine before opening day then you will know where to choose on the bank .
3 Usually , it is preferable if there are a few days of further careful assessment of the patient before such steps are taken .
4 It was a few days before Michael Ramsey first became an undergraduate at his college .
5 But it was a few days before my birthday , and he has always remembered my birthday .
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