Example sentences of "[noun sg] during the [num ord] few days " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Putting on this performance has brought everyone together and there has been a buzz around the building during the last few days . ’ |
| 2 | In fact it was Jack 's sense of humour that kept her feelings in proportion during the next few days . |
| 3 | If an egg has been discharged from the ovary during the last few days it will now be on its way through the tubes . |
| 4 | Breast milk , the best milk for such babies or for those who have had to undergo an operation during the first few days or weeks of life , is collected from mothers of healthy babies who have more than enough to satisfy their needs . |
| 5 | Sometimes , but not too often , there was the sound of a window being broken , whereupon a general speedy exodus took place , with the consequent panic whenever a knock came at the street door during the next few days . |
| 6 | They reported that lorry-loads of files and documents had been taken from the bunker during the last few days . |
| 7 | They reported that lorry-loads of files and documents had been taken from the bunker during the last few days , and found glowing ash — ‘ evidence ’ of destroyed papers . |
| 8 | They reported that lorry-loads of files and documents had been taken from the bunker during the last few days , and said they had found glowing ash as evidence that papers had been destroyed . |