Example sentences of "[adv] for [art] [adj] days " in BNC.

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1 Why do n't you take the car and drive off somewhere for a few days ?
2 Even if it 's only for a few days both you and your baby will benefit .
3 ‘ It 's only for a few days , Elinor , and it 's just an hour and a half away from London .
4 The ceremonies lasted for a month and millions attended , many coming only for a few days .
5 ‘ As I say , only for a few days .
6 ‘ I had gathered the impression that the Prince had intended to be away only for a few days , ’ said Mahmoud .
7 Events which are severely threatful only for a few days , or which are of a relatively mild or even positive nature , are unlikely to be associated with depression ( see chapter 4 ) .
8 See even if it 's only for the three days
9 Brush more gently for a few days until the gums become healthy again .
10 In fact he confirmed it so strongly that we had pulled ourselves together for a few days .
11 Such meetings will also have a social function , bringing agents together for a few days to exchange ideas , discuss common problems and be made to feel part of the company .
12 I 'm only going to be away for a few days . ’
13 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 .
14 He is away for a few days , in the country . ’
15 It was with great relish that I prepared to burn it down — while Charles and Dimity were conveniently away for a few days .
16 What is the best way to protect my plumbing system while I am away for a few days in cold weather ?
17 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 .
18 They 've gone away for a few days .
19 She said to me , " Ca n't you get away for a few days ? "
20 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 .
21 She 's away for a few days .
22 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 .
23 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 .
24 ‘ She 's away for a few days .
25 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 .
26 ‘ 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 .
27 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 .
28 I would n't mind going away for a few days , but
29 Before term started I wanted to live anonymously in this city where no one knew me , just for a few days .
30 It is a good thing to stop coffee anyway from a general health point of view but the benefits of this would only be apparent from a long term change , not just for a few days .
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