Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [prep] a [det] days " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | A group of prisoners are out of jail for a few days … but the authorities know exactly where they are . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ We 've been out of touch for a few days now . |
| 7 | Some of the males were injected with morphine for a few days and some were given other drugs . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | I was due in court in a few days to begin divorce proceedings and the threat of Johnny ‘ B ’ helped to dilute the worry . |
| 11 | If the magic was to start working again , I had to get her alone and in person for a few days . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ She said you had a chill on the kidneys and you 'd be in bed for a few days yet . |
| 14 | The doctor says it is n't serious , but he thinks she should rest in bed for a few days . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | It put Dave Scadding in hospital for a few days , but did not prevent the crew members still on their feet from putting in some hard graft , and rummage successes began to roll in . |
| 17 | Janet adds : ‘ Before the idea of the ‘ drop-in ’ centre , we would have been forced to admit the mother and she would have been in hospital for a few days . |
| 18 | On Monday she 's going back to mum for a few days . |
| 19 | Even these returned to work within a few days . |
| 20 | ‘ He 's gone to Holland on business for a few days . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I told him you would not be returning to Milano for a few days . ’ |
| 22 | Indeed , if anything , modern societies seem bent on compounding the problem by considerably lengthening and complicating adolescence — a period of life which , as we have seen , barely exists in totemic societies where individuals go from childhood to adulthood via a few days of traumatic initiation . |
| 23 | She 's had such a good time and made so many new friends that she 's quite resigned to going back to school in a few days ’ time . ’ |
| 24 | Better to hold on to power for a few days or hours longer . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | ‘ You will be going south for training within a few days . |
| 27 | This would on past experience coax the crocuses out in Hyde Park , only to be spiked by frost in a few days ' time . |