Example sentences of "only [verb] a few days " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was only given a few days ' notice . |
| 2 | They had only met a few days ago . |
| 3 | ‘ They had a long and very happy life together , and when her husband finally died Lucia only lingered a few days before following him . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Should only take a few days . |
| 5 | I 'm just waiting for my international clearance now , which should only take a few days , and then I 'll be aiming to challenge for a first team place . ’ |
| 6 | But it was a fun film , it only took a few days work — and I got to meet Mick Jagger ! ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Each time a memo was fired off and the problem was solved , but it only lasted a few days and they were using the extinguishers again , ’ he said . |
| 8 | Cuts into the , it cuts into the we the weeks , I mean that sounds terrible , I 'll be , you 're only working a few days but it 's surprising the teaching days I do really , that really does cut into my time at home . |