Example sentences of "[prep] a few days [prep] a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | resolve and spirit after a few days without a bath , a week without a change of clothes . |
| 2 | ( It was only a matter of a few days before a faster one appeared . ) |
| 3 | But this means that the soil for seed-sowing can be done simply by covering a patch for a few days with a sheet of polythene anchored by bricks or stones — in the absence , of course , of cloches . |
| 4 | John went over to Mosquito Island where he has established James for a few days with a government tent , man and fitting-up . |
| 5 | ‘ Oh — it 's my son — he 's got cystic fibrosis , and my wife 's gone away for a few days with a friend for a break . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ This young lad was getting people to mind Sam for a few days at a time . |
| 8 | Initially for a few days at a time , then for weeks , and eventually whole months . |
| 9 | Inland , you can get close to the countryside with a few days on a farm or perhaps pamper yourself with a luxury hotel . |
| 10 | These have short periods , from a few days to a few weeks . |
| 11 | Doubtless many iron workers put in a few days at a time on different sites ; until quite recently putting out much of the work to contract in small stints on a ‘ labour-only ’ basis was a regular practice in mineral extraction , so leading tax collectors to class earnings as profits rather than wages . |