Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [prep] a [adj] days " in BNC.
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1 | Ann will look after things for a few days . |
2 | He 's expected to be off work for a few days but will be recalled for important Commons votes , including the Maastricht Treaty social chapter next Thursday . |
3 | A group of prisoners are out of jail for a few days … but the authorities know exactly where they are . |
4 | He pointed out a gruelling three-mile running course to Bowe , instructed him to learn it and then said he 'd be going out of town for a few days . |
5 | But after the cauliflower curry , a couple of pounds of onion rings and six bottles of Kingfisher , I told him that I needed a place to stay out of sight for a few days . |
6 | You may think you have to cut back on the necessities of life for a few days or cancel a treat you had promised yourself and the family . |
7 | In toads , for instance , the males sit on the backs of females for a few days before the female lays her eggs . |
8 | ‘ We 've been out of touch for a few days now . |
9 | The first team squad were then told to get out of Glasgow for a few days , prompting a rush for the airport . |
10 | Some of the males were injected with morphine for a few days and some were given other drugs . |
11 | The old man had gone to stay with relatives for a few days , and Dorothy wondered if I would water her houseplants , because he ( Leo ) wanted to spend all the time he could with her at the hospital . |
12 | He served in her , with breaks of a few days , until 12 March 1781 , when he moved to the Foudroyant ( 80 guns ) as acting lieutenant , staying until the end of October . |
13 | He had also brought a chess manual , because he had heard that children could play chess brilliantly , but after ski-ing with Sam for a few days he decided that there was no call to be beaten by a five-year-old at two things at once . |
14 | The sergeant confirmed that that happened with bodies after a few days . |
15 | Well now , look here , I think we 'd better pop you into hospital for a few days , where we can keep an eye on you . |
16 | The England midfielder added : ‘ I 've only been with Leeds for a few days but that 's long enough to know I 've made the right decision coming here . ’ |
17 | Oag has just returned from Tokyo , and will set off for a climbing exhibition in Grenoble in a few days . |
18 | A couple of years ago I was staying in Malham for a few days and decided to set out one morning for Attermire by the old pack lane from Settle to Malham . |
19 | Meanwhile the end of the German campaign in Yugoslavia and Greece meant that many of the Luftwaffe units employed there were now being posted elsewhere , some of these stopping off in Sicily for a few days on their way back to Germany and undertaking a few missions over Malta . |
20 | This year , however , there seemed to be more of them than usual , and one star , Barbra Streisand , stayed in town for a few days and had dinner with Janet Reno , the attorney-general . |
21 | I was due in court in a few days to begin divorce proceedings and the threat of Johnny ‘ B ’ helped to dilute the worry . |
22 | If the magic was to start working again , I had to get her alone and in person for a few days . |
23 | Have to be in Paris for a few days . |
24 | ‘ Well , exactly — ’ she hrumphed some more — ‘ I said she was still going to be in Maidstone for a few days though we were thinking of moving her to a private hospital . |
25 | He was superb in Anne of a Thousand Days , Becket , Who 's Afraid of Virginia Woolf , The Spy Who Came in From The Cold , Where Eagles Dare — they 've been innumerable . |
26 | He came round at once , and said that it was nothing to worry about ; Susan was worn out , that was all , and must stay in bed for a few days . |
27 | ‘ She said you had a chill on the kidneys and you 'd be in bed for a few days yet . |
28 | The doctor says it is n't serious , but he thinks she should rest in bed for a few days . |
29 | Her mother 's not too well — she 's staying on in Hazelbury for a few days , ’ Leith speedily calmed his fears . |
30 | Then he covered it up quickly with a look of studied indifference ( very unconvincing ) and mumbled some nonsense about you being in hospital for a few days for a check-up . |