Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] a [adj] days " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dana and I spent a few days in London again before travelling to Spain . |
| 2 | Shortly before moving to London , I spent a few days visiting ancient and mystical sites in Cornwall . |
| 3 | Before I left for San Francisco I spent a few days wandering the considerable length and the decidedly inconsiderable breadth of the Canal , newest of the major approaches to Balboa 's ocean . |
| 4 | As a soldier stationed on the South Coast at the time of D- Day , I spent a few days in London where I attended the Proms . |
| 5 | Had we reduced the dividend , our share price would have fallen sharply but , as I write a few days after the Annual General Meeting , the share price is a robust 180p — 26 times our earnings per share . |
| 6 | The woman told me that they normally like you to book a few days in advance so that you have some time to think it over in case you wanted to change your mind . |
| 7 | She died a few days later . |
| 8 | You see , with costs like this , even if you take a few days off you 're a million quid in the hole ! ’ |
| 9 | The boss knew I was worked to death , and not wanting to lose me said , ‘ Mick , you take a few days rest . |
| 10 | She looked at her friend and wanted to ask whether she had a few days to spare , because that was how long any description of him would take . |
| 11 | Oh she said a few days ago about some bungalow or something he 's he 's helping to build . |
| 12 | I sent a copy of the Minister 's letter to Mrs. X and she responded a few days later on 20 October . |
| 13 | I must beg you to take a few days to consider … |
| 14 | ‘ You look as though you need a few days ’ sleep to recover from the night 's activities . ’ |
| 15 | We spent a few days talking about our friends in Moscow and Leningrad . |
| 16 | ‘ We spent a few days on manoeuvres . |
| 17 | About a week before Michael was due to go back into hospital , we managed a few days holiday in the Lake District . |
| 18 | Maybe we stay a few days . |
| 19 | ‘ We spoke a few days ago , ’ said the voice . |
| 20 | And then we stayed a few days in London and we went to the Baths and we went to the zoo and we went to all the science , by either the old trams or the first of the buses that Cos they complete with tram-riding and that was rather exciting in London , seeing the all the top hats and people in coats , tails and things . |
| 21 | We have a few days to go to that looking into it now , so if , you know . |
| 22 | When they met a few days later in Benghazi they quarrelled and the Zliten boy knifed the Zuwayi in the arm . |
| 23 | It can not be simply the distortions of hindsight that cast Alison Kraemer in the role of spoiler , for the effect was to throw us all into a foul temper , heightening the existing tensions until they exploded a few days later with devastating results . |
| 24 | The news was relayed to the restive citizens that they had a few days ' respite . |
| 25 | The liquid is now officially called beer but it needs a few days further conditioning in the brewery , to purge some of the rough alcohols , before it is ready to leave for the pub . |
| 26 | He returned a few days later to meet the proprietors and Bernard , recognizing there was a limit to their own international expansion at this stage , and ever keen to find outlets for the masses of cloth being printed , immediately proposed to Trevaskis that they worked together , not in competition . |
| 27 | He returned a few days later a broken man . |
| 28 | In August one year he spent a few days holiday at Saxon-les-Bains in the Rhone Valley , where he had an interest in a fruit preserving factory . |
| 29 | Chloe explains it takes a few days to learn how to breastfeed . |
| 30 | cos it was all fresh cos he was gon na get meat tomorrow and the following day , so I says to him I says well why did n't you use your cheque book ? , he says oh I never thought of that he says , cos it takes a few days to get it , he do n't know with a cheque book |