Example sentences of "away [prep] a few day " in BNC.
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1 | I 'm only going to be away for a few days . ’ |
2 | After a time the goat disappeared , and its place was taken by some hens , and these hens I looked after when , as quite often happened , their mistress went away for a few days . |
3 | He is away for a few days , in the country . ’ |
4 | It was with great relish that I prepared to burn it down — while Charles and Dimity were conveniently away for a few days . |
5 | What is the best way to protect my plumbing system while I am away for a few days in cold weather ? |
6 | However , he left the next day , calling later to ask Lorna to meet him nearby with £500 cash so he could go away for a few days . |
7 | They 've gone away for a few days . |
8 | She said to me , " Ca n't you get away for a few days ? " |
9 | This planning diary should show , for example , weeks in which certain lecture courses begin or in which certain work assignments are due for presentation ; weeks in which there are social or sporting events ; weeks in which you are free to take a break or to go away for a few days . |
10 | She 's away for a few days . |
11 | No more than an hour passed before Jean-Claude came to me in the scullery and said he would be away for a few days . |
12 | There was no reply to the phone , but as we were going that way to spend the night at Sandspit , we called at the neighbours ’ and found that Pat was away for a few days . |
13 | ‘ She 's away for a few days . |
14 | Anything that kept her from running into Nicolo Sabatini was absolutely fine , which was why she had been delighted a few mornings later at the breakfast-table when he 'd told her he would be away for a few days . |
15 | ‘ 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 . |
16 | It could be that the couple simply decided to go away for a few days , but those who know Mrs Allsopp say it 's unlikely she would have left without telling anyone . |
17 | I would n't mind going away for a few days , but |
18 | They rotate the hips , all babies are routinely examined at delivery and they 'll find quite a number I would , of babies with slightly clicky hips , the reason for that is because of the hormones that have , er are in the baby 's body to relax all the muscles , those will go away after a few days , so when they 're re-checked at twelve days a number of the clicks they heard originally will no longer be there . |