Example sentences of "up [prep] a [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | He came up for a few days and stayed in Mackay 's Hotel in Ardallt . |
| 2 | We actually split up for a few days because his mother sent a Christmas card to him and not to me . |
| 3 | ‘ I was hoping Kenny could put me up for a few days until I 'd sorted things out with my parents . |
| 4 | There 's no alternative , I 'm afraid , to covering up for a few days , using a higher SPF sunscreen and taking care to stay out of the sun as much as possible . |
| 5 | We 're going to put him up for a few days . |
| 6 | Lesley-Jane will be fine if she just rests up for a few days . |
| 7 | Cover up for a few days , use a higher factor lotion , and take great care . |
| 8 | Then the funeral was held up for a few days , and we soon realised that the effect was indeed cosmetic and nothing more . |
| 9 | Well if they come round to ours this year I 'll invite them in I 'll take them to my basement and I 'll lock 'em up for a few days . |
| 10 | We 'd sure love to put you up for a few days . ’ |
| 11 | instead of just going , you should of said oh I just come up for a few days |
| 12 | He was saving it up for a rainy day . |
| 13 | There will be sweet moments for all of us , but they will be swamped by the sour … and we 'll all be happy , in our own peculiar way , saving up for a sunny day two or three years off in the future . |
| 14 | All of which had had to be bottled up during a frustrating day . |
| 15 | Most accountants would be only too happy to go home and put their feet up after a long day at the office . |
| 16 | You 're probably putting your feet up after a hard day , looking forward to a quiet evening in , perhaps ? |
| 17 | Lothar replied that he simply had a skin complaint that could be cleared up in a few days . |
| 18 | The barges , designed to be sailed by one man and a boy , could be laid up in a few days . |
| 19 | And you screw it all up in a single day . |
| 20 | It referred to a note which he 'd included with the Firearm Certificate application form and the fee , saying that he ( Sampson ) had a chance at a Weatherby Magnum Deluxe rifle at a price that was madness , but only if he could wrap the deal up within a few days . |
| 21 | Jenny came back from Rome and rang Sara up within a few days of arriving home . |
| 22 | There was nothing like a flower to cheer you up on a dark day . |
| 23 | And the fact that quite a lot of people had n't turned up on a certain day or that sort of thing . |
| 24 | She yawned , stretched herself , voluptuously enjoying the process of waking up to a lazy day . |
| 25 | HOT OR COLD running liquids are on offer for anything up to a whole day in the 24 Hour Flask . |