Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [det] days [conj] [art] " in BNC.

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1 If there is no luck after a few days or the child is showing antagonism to the potty then the parent should leave the training for a few more weeks .
2 Which the present administration of central government are doing their best to , under the same hammer as it was in those days , so it 's just , this is just a repeat performance of the those days and the government today .
3 Patients have a sore throat for a few days but no other side effects .
4 In toads , for instance , the males sit on the backs of females for a few days before the female lays her eggs .
5 A solution is to make the following adjustments and stick to them for a few days while the body clock follows the lead given by your altered life-style .
6 In fact , she did not realise she was to have the honour conferred on her for a few days after the letter arrived .
7 In some homes it is possible to stay for a few days or a week at a time either occasionally or on a regular basis .
8 He had n't shaved for a few days and a sickly smell clung to his clothes and hair .
9 After fertilization has taken place , the zygote is cultured in the laboratory for a few days and the proembryo is then placed in the woman 's uterus .
10 Since the female is only on heat for a few days and the males are often widely scattered , these scents are vital for bringing the sexes together at the right time .
11 Some think that he will go abroad for a few days and the CIA will then engineer his return in a countercoup , just as it did in 1953 .
12 At this stage cut off the complete head and invert it in a paper bag , hanging these in an airy place for a few days until the seeds are quite dry .
13 If your tank contains a ‘ chaser ’ , new fish may need to be placed in a breeding trap for a few days until the aggressor gets used to it — or a tank divider is an even better idea .
14 Brush more gently for a few days until the gums become healthy again .
15 They have somehow , in the few days since the rains arrived , become biblically sleek .
16 ‘ I am not persuaded that the use of the personal pronoun ‘ him ’ in the phrase ‘ sustained by him ’ was intended by parliament to have the bizarre result that there was no-one to injure or to sustain injuries in the few days before the child was born .
17 If the symptoms are of the remedy they will disappear in a few days and no more medicine may be needed .
18 Lunches and afternoon teas are available in the Brew House which is open on the same days as the house .
19 I know the system is different in New Zealand but the principle is surely the same : why should n't there be league games on the same days as the internationals ?
20 ( 1 would suggest that you do this over a few days as the list may well vary according to the mood you are in . )
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