Example sentences of "for [art] few day " in BNC.
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1 | Don Cameron was Head of Talks , and I was usually in charge of his visit , which kept me busy for the few days he would be with us , twice a year . |
2 | When fermentation has finished the ‘ green beer ’ is run into conditioning tanks for a few days . |
3 | The resultant paste is cask-conditions for a few days before bottling . |
4 | I was diplomatically ill for a few days and then I returned to my normal work . |
5 | For a few days they should be given a cool , shaded position ; after that as much light as possible . |
6 | Most continue ripening in store until ready for the table , but a few varieties must be brought into the warm for a few days before they are ready to eat . |
7 | At this stage cut off the complete head and invert it in a paper bag , hanging these in an airy place for a few days until the seeds are quite dry . |
8 | The second is a slick operator , who studies his victim 's habits for a few days to establish a safe crime time . |
9 | Covering the work to protect from frost and rain , we left it for a few days to dry , which helps the shuttering to loosen itself too . |
10 | David Puttnam will be going round with a quiet smile on his face for a few days . |
11 | ‘ If I do n't go on the mat for a few days , I get withdrawal symptoms , ’ he confesses . |
12 | According to many local people , the police hold refugees without food or water for a few days , then turn them loose in the desert near the Somali or Ethiopian borders - too far for them to walk back . |
13 | Wrapped up in the everyday business of looking after her newborn baby , Belinda felt fine : she could cope for a few days . |
14 | During a shift when the men considered that very little was happening , they responded to calls concerning a house fire and an attempted break-in , calls to check on the whereabouts of a pensioner who had not been seen by a neighbour for a few days , a request to pick up and transport a prisoner , and a call to move on some youths . |
15 | Seventeenth August — visited No. 4 Commando ( French Troop ) and decided to remain with them for a few days , due mainly to their hospitality and the change of scene . |
16 | When this came to light we insisted for a few days that employees should seek permission to leave the company premises . |
17 | Even if it 's only for a few days both you and your baby will benefit . |
18 | To ripen melons , keep them at room temperature for a few days , when ripe store in the fridge and eat as soon as possible . |
19 | A solution is to make the following adjustments and stick to them for a few days while the body clock follows the lead given by your altered life-style . |
20 | Appetite might be poor and food that is eaten will be difficult to digest ; bowel movements will occur at inconvenient times in the night or at unaccustomed times during the day , or the traveller might suffer constipation for a few days . |
21 | I 'm only going to be away for a few days . ’ |
22 | In April the Prince went off to the Kalahari Desert for a few days with Sir Laurens Van der Post , to see for himself the society that his friend had written and talked about so much . |
23 | He pondered the implications of this for a few days , uncertain whether to welcome it or feel alarmed . |
24 | My ‘ heavenly brother ’ was not a Sasse boy , but from the primary school in nearby Mutengene mission where I had been staying for a few days . |
25 | ‘ I think everyone is probably making far too much fuss , and Angela has just taken off for a few days ' holiday . ’ |
26 | Some of the males were injected with morphine for a few days and some were given other drugs . |
27 | So , after luxuriating in its hair shirt for a few days , the City would have sold sterling anyway . |
28 | Although he made a huge bonfire of his papers and correspondence in 1916 , and kept it going for a few days , Edward preserved all her letters along with his notebooks . |
29 | The American cruised the Solent for a few days while Mark was tying up the loose ends , and returned to the States without paying another visit to his office . |
30 | If she missed his letters for a few days , she would probably stop taking him for granted . |