Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] days [coord] " in BNC.
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1 | If there is no luck after a few days or the child is showing antagonism to the potty then the parent should leave the training for a few more weeks . |
2 | After a few days or weeks , the sulphur particles are precipitated as rain or snow . |
3 | Water again after a few days and start feeding in June . |
4 | The glaze will stay shiny for a few days but after a week will begin to lose its gloss , so do n't decorate the cake too early . |
5 | Patients have a sore throat for a few days but no other side effects . |
6 | The England midfielder added : ‘ I 've only been with Leeds for a few days but that 's long enough to know I 've made the right decision coming here . ’ |
7 | 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 . |
8 | a combine , which only works for a few days or weeks in the year is far too costly for a smallholder , who must either rely on a contractor or work with simpler equipment . |
9 | Many widows like to stay in the home of a family member for a few days or weeks afterwards , but if she is going to return to her own home at some time , this should not be delayed for too long . |
10 | So , too , are the increasing number of so-called closing down sales which often take place for a few days or weeks at the end of a shop lease . |
11 | Afterwards I have a rest for a few days or go swimming ’ |
12 | Better to hold on to power for a few days or hours longer . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | More characteristic still are the thousands of tiny meltwater streams that trickle from ice-sheets and snow-banks for a few days or weeks each summer , often following the same channels year after year , and sometimes building up mats of vegetation along their course . |
15 | If any one of his rules was broken — and he had a number — he would put a notice on his front door which said that the offender was scartata , rejected ; it could be for a few days or anything up to a fortnight . |
16 | In some homes it is possible to stay for a few days or a week at a time either occasionally or on a regular basis . |
17 | ‘ Just for a few days or so … something to ease the pain ? ’ |
18 | Overdrafts to customers are often granted for a few days or weeks . |
19 | Bearing in mind that if we do have the whole house then people are only coming for a few days or or even one night could no they had somewhere to stay . |
20 | I was diplomatically ill for a few days and then I returned to my normal work . |
21 | Some of the males were injected with morphine for a few days and some were given other drugs . |
22 | Periodically Utrillo was allowed out of the asylum for a few days and occasionally he escaped . |
23 | He came up for a few days and stayed in Mackay 's Hotel in Ardallt . |
24 | After fertilization has taken place , the zygote is cultured in the laboratory for a few days and the proembryo is then placed in the woman 's uterus . |
25 | In the event of trouble , remove the villain , let the other fish settle for a few days and them put him back . |
26 | It 's a wonderful opportunity , please do n't discard it out of hand because of pride or pique , just think it over for a few days and let me know your decision when you are ready . ’ |
27 | 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 . |
28 | A couple of years ago I was staying in Malham for a few days and decided to set out one morning for Attermire by the old pack lane from Settle to Malham . |
29 | I ask him to come down for a few days and I also invite Lady De Marr . |
30 | Where time permits , leave the final draft of any report you have written for a few days and then read it again with fresh eyes . |