Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [prep] [art] few days " in BNC.
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1 | Many mums who have apparently short labours have actually been gently dilating for a few days without realising it and without having any of the other traditional ‘ signs ’ of labour : a ‘ show ’ as the plug to the cervix is expelled , waters breaking or the first contractions . |
2 | Bearing in mind that if we do have the whole house then people are only coming for a few days or or even one night could no they had somewhere to stay . |
3 | a combine , which only works for a few days or weeks in the year is far too costly for a smallholder , who must either rely on a contractor or work with simpler equipment . |
4 | Lepine was not cremated for a few days yet , until after the despatch of a couple of his victims also being tended to at the Côte-Des-Neiges cemetery , opposite the mountain , alongside the University of Montreal , where Marc Lepine joined his victims in the silence at the centre . |
5 | Just wait for a few days , and you will see . |
6 | Dana did not reappear for a few days , and during that time I felt I was going mad . |
7 | Inventories were normally taken within a few days or weeks of the testator 's death . |
8 | I 'm just visiting for a few days . ’ |
9 | Grazes and torn fins will usually heal within a few days , but if there is any sign of infection by bacteria ( which causes the wound to become inflamed ) or fungus ( resulting in cotton wool growths ) treatment with a general external parasitic remedy is recommended . |
10 | ‘ You wo n't be going back to work for a few days , I 'm afraid , Francisco . ’ |
11 | Overdrafts to customers are often granted for a few days or weeks . |
12 | An example of a condition caused in this way is phenylketonuria — one of the so-called ‘ inborn errors of metabolism ’ — an inherited biochemical disorder for which babies are now routinely tested within a few days of birth . |
13 | He had n't shaved for a few days and a sickly smell clung to his clothes and hair . |
14 | The group then reassembles for a few days to allow everyone to present their trial training session . |
15 | She used to come down here from London , sometimes just for a meal , sometimes to unwind for a few days , sometimes with some young swain or other , sometimes on her own . |