Example sentences of "a [adj] days [adv] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few days ago Li Xiannian , a former President , broke his public silence to support the controversial Three Gorges project to dam the Yangtze , but did not use the occasion to back faster reforms . |
| 2 | The flow of oil was for the most part halted after a few days when US aircraft bombed the pumping manifold stations . |
| 3 | A few days later Eva made an announcement . |
| 4 | A few days later Lord Thorneycroft , the Party Chairman , and Alastair ( now Lord ) McAlpine came to me and asked if we could stage another for the European Elections — three weeks later . |
| 5 | A few days later Lord Ossory wrote to Samuel Whitbread enclosing a testimonial from Dr. John Dixon of Boughton . |
| 6 | A few days later Cardinal Ottaviani asked whether the fathers were planning a revolution . |
| 7 | I did n't know it at the time but a greater blow awaited me A few days later Mrs Rumney was on the phone again . |
| 8 | A few days later Modigliani set him straight : |
| 9 | ‘ A few days later Athens advised that the aircraft had crashed in the sea close to an island — Zante . |
| 10 | A few days later Britain formalised the relationship between her currency and those of the other members of the EEC , in particular the Deutschmark , by joining the European Exchange Rate Mechanism . |
| 11 | When he died a few days later Philip called off the invasion . |
| 12 | A few days later Lumumba was arrested , and then released . |
| 13 | A few days later Mahmoud showed up . |
| 14 | A few days later Terry 's brother asked Mary to act as stand-in pianist for three months at the local Baptist church where he was a member . |
| 15 | A few days later Keith Meerza sees Christopher for the last time . |
| 16 | A few days later Harriet received a letter from Sidney in which he had clearly done his best to be polite , but was evasive about the invitation she had extended to both Carrows to spend a weekend at Four Winds to see the baby . |
| 17 | A few days later Mr Baker was hosting a dinner to thank the members of the Kingman Committee for their work . |
| 18 | At his lunch break a few days later Mr Wolski took his sandwiches and sat on the benches opposite the eagle and looked at her . |
| 19 | A few days later Mr Boldwood was looking at Bathsheba 's fields , which were next to his own , when he saw her helping Gabriel Oak with the sheep . |
| 20 | A few days later Mr Churchill came to see Edward at Buckingham Palace . |
| 21 | Early next month Mr Hun Sen and Prince Sihanouk are to meet in Indonesia , and a few days later Mr Gorbachev and Mr Deng meet in Beijing . |
| 22 | Mr. Gilberd agreed to the transaction , the defendant paid the cheque into the bank , and a few days later Ballay took possession of the goods , the defendant helping him to load them into his vehicle . |
| 23 | A few days later Rachel Lynde came to the farm . |
| 24 | To clinch matters , a few days later George was killed , shot through the head as his battalion advanced on St Eloi . |
| 25 | A few days later Kiley Puma , Suzy 's eighteen-year-old daughter , found two motorcycle helmets in a laundry basket in her mother 's apartment , along with an empty vodka bottle and a pair of Seth 's pants . |
| 26 | A few days later Jack took over the shift at 9pm . |
| 27 | A few days later Tock was wandering past the door . |
| 28 | A few days later Anderson talked with three of the hard-core leaders . |
| 29 | A few days later Gorbachev was back on Lenin 's tomb watching the Soviet tanks and legions saluting the 45th anniversary of victory in the second world war . |
| 30 | Over supper Gardiner and Foxe explained how a few days earlier Cardinal Campeggio , the Papal Legate had refused to take a decision on the King 's petition for a divorce from Queen Catherine of Aragon and had transferred the case to Rome . |