Example sentences of "a few days [subord] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Only a few days before an ITV programme had been far from complimentary about some of the Salvation Army hostels . |
| 3 | I could n't blame him ; only a few days before an eminent surgeon had been badly mugged in the entrance to his Harley Street office in the middle of the afternoon . |
| 4 | A few days before the European Planning Committee was due to meet , Mueller decided to go for the jugular . |
| 5 | Near panic had set in when Tass news agency quoted a woman who had just arrived in Novgorod , near St Petersburg , as saying that she had fled Kyrgyzstan a few days before the ‘ evictions ’ were to begin . |
| 6 | I heard that she was widowed a few days before the baby was born . |
| 7 | But a few days before the squad was chosen , Rob Saunders , of London Irish , who had just changed jobs , informed Fitzgerald that he would have to change his mind and refuse the invitation . |
| 8 | ‘ IT MUST have been a big blow to the Dublin Theatre Festival ’ is not the thing to say to Tony O'Dalaigh who , as director of the festival must have imagined major profits blowing away as the Archaos tent took to the sky a few days before the French circus was due to perform . |
| 9 | In toads , for instance , the males sit on the backs of females for a few days before the female lays her eggs . |
| 10 | An opinion poll published a few days before the changes had indicated that support for the PCP had fallen to 19 per cent among the electorate , the party 's worst opinion survey result . |
| 11 | Just a few days before the festival begins , they 're adding the final touches to the stage . |
| 12 | William , who has been on invalidity benefit since the accident , accepted a settlement of £70,000 a few days before the case started . |
| 13 | When the head of the Commissioners , Sir Malcolm Trustram Eve , who was no man to be trifled with , arrived a few days after the Commissioners approved the expenditure , the butler Alexander showed him the restoration already complete . |
| 14 | The supermarkets get paid cash by the customer a few days after the goods arrive in their shops , while they pay their suppliers between one and two months after delivery . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , ’ Mrs Peterson said , coming into the kitchen one morning a few days after the monthly nurse had left , ‘ you 'll be pleased to hear that the mistress has found a new servant at last . |
| 16 | Yet only a few days after the Wallabies had tucked the Cup safely away , as they thoroughly deserved to do , NZRFU officials were bustling about trying to find out what their players were up to . |
| 17 | A FEW DAYS after the master had forbidden Cathy to visit Linton , he asked my opinion of the boy . |
| 18 | I went back to the optician a few days after the lenses were fitted . |
| 19 | Mr Beechey , pictured here a few days after the body of his neighbour was discovered , said nothing during the hearing . |
| 20 | In fact , she did not realise she was to have the honour conferred on her for a few days after the letter arrived . |
| 21 | ( 1 would suggest that you do this over a few days as the list may well vary according to the mood you are in . ) |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | If your tank contains a ‘ chaser ’ , new fish may need to be placed in a breeding trap for a few days until the aggressor gets used to it — or a tank divider is an even better idea . |
| 24 | Brush more gently for a few days until the gums become healthy again . |