Example sentences of "for [art] few days [conj] " in BNC.

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1 The glaze will stay shiny for a few days but after a week will begin to lose its gloss , so do n't decorate the cake too early .
2 Patients have a sore throat for a few days but no other side effects .
3 The England midfielder added : ‘ I 've only been with Leeds for a few days but that 's long enough to know I 've made the right decision coming here . ’
4 He 's expected to be off work for a few days but will be recalled for important Commons votes , including the Maastricht Treaty social chapter next Thursday .
5 When this came to light we insisted for a few days that employees should seek permission to leave the company premises .
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 In toads , for instance , the males sit on the backs of females for a few days before the female lays her eggs .
8 I looked after him for a few days before he died . ’
9 They were usually listless for a few days before they collapsed , breathing with evident difficulty and , in a few cases , discharging a white frothy liquid from their nostrils .
10 Fosdyke was all alone , had been for a few days since I had dinner with him in fact . ’
11 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 .
12 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 .
13 Just as I had n't minded when asked if I would like to take care of Jeffrey Bernard for a few days while he was in Sydney to promote the play about himself , Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell , which is currently playing here .
14 The mother 's death is portrayed in a macabre scene where Walter is unsure whether she has died , or even what death is , and allows the corpse to rot for a few days while he sits by her side .
15 The Captain and his wife proved so hospitable that Ricky stayed on for a few days after Minton left to stay with Paul ( ‘ Odo ’ ) Cross and Angus Wilson at their home Rio Chico at Ocho Rios .
16 In fact , she did not realise she was to have the honour conferred on her for a few days after the letter arrived .
17 They are much more risky , tending to be highly volatile — rising quickly but often falling faster , indeed sometimes trading is suspended for a few days so you are locked in until trading resumes usually at a much lower level .
18 a combine , which only works for a few days or weeks in the year is far too costly for a smallholder , who must either rely on a contractor or work with simpler equipment .
19 Many widows like to stay in the home of a family member for a few days or weeks afterwards , but if she is going to return to her own home at some time , this should not be delayed for too long .
20 So , too , are the increasing number of so-called closing down sales which often take place for a few days or weeks at the end of a shop lease .
21 Afterwards I have a rest for a few days or go swimming ’
22 Better to hold on to power for a few days or hours longer .
23 You may think you have to cut back on the necessities of life for a few days or cancel a treat you had promised yourself and the family .
24 More characteristic still are the thousands of tiny meltwater streams that trickle from ice-sheets and snow-banks for a few days or weeks each summer , often following the same channels year after year , and sometimes building up mats of vegetation along their course .
25 If any one of his rules was broken — and he had a number — he would put a notice on his front door which said that the offender was scartata , rejected ; it could be for a few days or anything up to a fortnight .
26 In some homes it is possible to stay for a few days or a week at a time either occasionally or on a regular basis .
27 ‘ Just for a few days or so … something to ease the pain ? ’
28 Overdrafts to customers are often granted for a few days or weeks .
29 Bearing in mind that if we do have the whole house then people are only coming for a few days or or even one night could no they had somewhere to stay .
30 I was diplomatically ill for a few days and then I returned to my normal work .
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