Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [art] [adj] [det] days " in BNC.
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| 1 | My suggestion is that the evolution of subcutaneous fat in neonates and post-natal depression is an example of co-evolution and what has happened is mothers are programmed to be depressed for the first few days after birth because in primal conditions when remember this is where evolution set the parameters of human behaviour , in primal conditions it would probably pay a mother to test her new-born offspring to see if it could survive , because if it was defective or if it was sickly , or if there was some reason why that baby could n't make it to adulthood and its own reproductive life , that mother should not invest in it , because that 's her reproductive success . |
| 2 | But the shock left me nervous and depressed for the next few days . |
| 3 | Tony said he had felt happier after discharge from hospital and that his father had been less critical and more supportive during the last few days . |
| 4 | It is a good idea to do this for a few more days before the horse travels . |
| 5 | I 'll be keeping this for the next few days with me looking after it . |
| 6 | How he will now speak of the methods used last weekend by the security services could become clear in the next few days . |
| 7 | It had been made clear in the last few days , he said , with low-paid workers in North Ayrshire having their wages cut to join a trust while senior managers at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh awarded themselves BMW cars . |
| 8 | Three other people had also said they were interested in the last few days . |
| 9 | It had become increasingly clear over the last few days that the anger of East Germans is focused on the Communist Party and that it can only be a question of time before the party has to relinquish its leading role and allow political competition . |
| 10 | The top lifts at Cairngorm were opened on Friday 23 November with 300–400 earlybirds turning up on each of the first few days . |
| 11 | In fact she had been feeling tired and queasy for the past few days ; and that night , when the leading man laid her on the sofa , suddenly turned her head and , without letting the audience see , vomited quietly down the sofa back . |
| 12 | She must take it easy for the next few days . |
| 13 | ‘ The whole experience has been a lot of fun and the crew have been fantastic , especially in the very beginning because I was nervous for the first few days . |
| 14 | He had heard ( and drunk ) so much in the last few days that his mind was a haze of impressions and conjectures which refused to sort themselves out or lead in any one direction . |
| 15 | She was worried about her husband ; it had been obvious for the past few days that something was preying on his mind . |
| 16 | He had been feeling a bit better for the last few days : He had repaired the fence between the Britches and Ron Paget 's yard , filled two black plastic sacks with rubbish and had embarked on a vigorous assault upon dead and decaying trees . |
| 17 | COATS Viyella , the textile group which expects to hear whether it is allowed to take over rival Tootal in the next few days , has sold its medical businesses to Pharma-Plast Holdings for £12m . |
| 18 | Recovery after a stroke is greatest in the first few days and weeks — but it does n't stop there . |
| 19 | I have also instituted an inquiry into the running of all children 's home in Wales , and I shall publish the report of that within the next few days . |
| 20 | I could say all the right words about Hilda , I 'd learned to do that in the past few days , talking to people on the phone , but I could n't believe in the phrases the way Susan seemed to . |
| 21 | RIVER WEAVER : Usually a good starter and busy for the first few days . |
| 22 | My foot was giving me murder , and it got worse during the next few days , but I still had to go out and fodder the cattle . |
| 23 | These symptoms are usually worse in the first few days , lessening thereafter . |
| 24 | Her illness got worse in the next few days . |
| 25 | I was shocked too by Batty 's departure especially since I have been watching again and again the Leeds championship video ‘ 91/'92 in the last few days . |
| 26 | Ideally , you should use factors 12 to 15 for the first few days , while your skin 's natural defences are being activated ( the body produces more pigment cells , or melanin , and skin begins to thicken , which can take up to 48 hours to start becoming effective ) . |
| 27 | He was conscious on admission , explained he had felt unwell for the last few days and had intended seeing a doctor today . |
| 28 | While Mr Parkinson will be anxious over the next few days to emphasise the benefits of BR 's £3 billion investment programme , it is clear passengers will be paying increasingly more towards new rolling stock and equipment . |