Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] a [adj] days " in BNC.
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| 1 | resolve and spirit after a few days without a bath , a week without a change of clothes . |
| 2 | Once the message was on the wire , he had little else to do except sit back and wait for a few days . |
| 3 | Just wait for a few days , and you will see . |
| 4 | If the symptoms disappear in a few days no more medicine is needed , but if the symptoms persist dosing continues as before to complete the cure §281 . |
| 5 | Uterine contractions continue for a few days after birth ( they are often particularly evident when the child begins to suck at the nipple ) . |
| 6 | ‘ You and Ratagan could take one out tomorrow , stay for a few days and have a look around at the western fiefs . |
| 7 | Leave for a few days , then add just one or two hardy fish . |
| 8 | I should add that there are also a great many flowers that seem to have rather negative meanings , such as the lovely little lawn daisy , which apparently means ‘ delay ’ , or ‘ return after a few days when I may give you an answer ’ — not necessarily the most suitable text to put on a bookmark . |