Example sentences of "for the [adj] few days " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was going out and would be engaged for the following few days . |
| 2 | Ironically , Mr Yeltsin 's studious absence from public view for the past few days forced the two parties to seek a solution and not wait for him to intervene . |
| 3 | For the past few days he had brought security into her child 's world of distorted perspectives and half comprehended fears . |
| 4 | In fact she had been feeling tired and queasy for the past few days ; and that night , when the leading man laid her on the sofa , suddenly turned her head and , without letting the audience see , vomited quietly down the sofa back . |
| 5 | She was worried about her husband ; it had been obvious for the past few days that something was preying on his mind . |
| 6 | Now that Cadfael came to think of it , less than usual had been seen and heard of Jerome for the past few days , ever since the evening when he had been discovered on his bed , quaking and sick with bellyaches and headaches , and been soothed to sleep by Cadfael 's stomachics and syrups . |
| 7 | But for the past few days there had been continuous rain , and the forecast was for more bad weather to come . |