Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] days " in BNC.
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| 1 | Excursion Tickets were multi-coloured and must date from the early days of the Railway . |
| 2 | His physical appearance and his rapport with the crowds remind people of his father , Prince Sihanouk , whose reign they may associate with the happier days before the Vietnam war and the Khmers Rouges . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll stay for a few days at least — if she can put up with me . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Do n't worry , it 'll decay within a few days . ’ |
| 5 | Green water of a consistency like pea soup is familiar to most pool owners , for even in well established pools this condition may occur for a few days during early spring when the water is warmed by the sun , so algae appears before the submerged oxygenating plants have had a chance to start growing again . |
| 6 | If she could fit in a few days ' break in order to attend the wedding in Andorra she would , she promised , and Peter returned to Rocamar the next day , leaving Sarella to close one chapter of her life and get on with the next . |
| 7 | And then they 'd call for a few days afterwards er whatever . |
| 8 | Wrapped up in the everyday business of looking after her newborn baby , Belinda felt fine : she could cope for a few days . |
| 9 | As she walked from the post office empty handed , she pretended to be an American tourist , one who could leave in a few days , one for whom the trip would soon be nothing more than a few travel stories and postcards . |
| 10 | Most fatalities from T. canis infection occur during the pulmonary phase , and pups which have been heavily infected transplacentally may die within a few days of birth . |
| 11 | However , all the attention can over-stimulate the skin and more spots of blemishes may erupt for a few days afterwards , so always book a back treatment about a week before a special night out . |
| 12 | Instead of walking to school as we always used to do in the olden days , even if it was a three mile journey , nearly every child of today gets taken there in a car . |
| 13 | and erm you 're looking , you 're , let's say you turn up looking at a screen , you 're actually standing up like they used to do in the old days before they had radar |
| 14 | He had a favourite song he used to sing in the old days — ‘ It 's a Sin to Tell a Lie ’ — and I shall always associate it with him . |
| 15 | I like the I like the I like the old the old art we used to have in the olden days mind you I like everything that 's old er that 's why I like you Geoff cos you 're old . |
| 16 | And er I used to think in the old days that bookbinding was a very common thing , but since I 've grown er and gone through the world , I thought he was a very clever man . |
| 17 | But we do keep going the wages for the crews are paid , the ships go for their refits , and in the Ingard group 's annual report the ships are shown as making quite a lot of money — more than we used to make in the old days . |
| 18 | Normally a knight expected to serve for about forty days a year at his own expense ; the terms of his service might also be restricted — when and where he served , and for how long he would stay after the forty days if the king paid him . |
| 19 | The crisis-weary Poles are showing far less enthusiasm for this agreement than they would have in the heady days of 1980 . |
| 20 | He told his brother that he was close to death and would die in a few days . |
| 21 | He was assured that he would hear in a few days . |
| 22 | If the symptoms are of the remedy they will disappear in a few days and no more medicine may be needed . |
| 23 | ‘ Things will improve in a few days . |
| 24 | that will happen in a few days . |
| 25 | ‘ Maybe he just sent the telegram and a letter will come after a few days , ’ Maggie tried to soothe . |
| 26 | At times of family illness , the crisis may extend beyond a few days . |
| 27 | The length of single eruptive episode , which can range from a few days to several years , will depend on the eruptive energy available once the ground surface is broken . |
| 28 | Smaller mammals , such as cats , rabbits and ferrets , have only a short gestation and so can made in the lengthening days that signal the end of winter . |
| 29 | Among the hotel facilities there is a small bar and sitting room where guests can relax after a busy days sightseeing . |