Example sentences of "for a [adj] days [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a few days they should be given a cool , shaded position ; after that as much light as possible . |
| 2 | for a few days we took him up here and all up there ! |
| 3 | He had also brought a chess manual , because he had heard that children could play chess brilliantly , but after ski-ing with Sam for a few days he decided that there was no call to be beaten by a five-year-old at two things at once . |
| 4 | His hotel room had three beds , and for a few days he shared it with two German boys , students , who had enormous rucksacks and bulky guidebooks , and who were eager for Tim to go round with them . |
| 5 | and if you 're coming for a few days you 've , you 've bag carrying and all this in the business |
| 6 | For a few days I was too cowardly to tell Shadwell of Pyke 's offer , and that I was not going to do the Moliere . |
| 7 | ‘ If Steve does n't come back for a few days I 'll probably have to go into Palma and see the airlines and the tourist board myself . ’ |
| 8 | For a few days I had even considered calling the shop Trumper and Salmon , but dropped that idea when I realised that would only tie me in with Charlie for life . |
| 9 | She thought she might avoid the place for a few days herself , just in case the boy had any ideas of adopting her as a protector . |
| 10 | Then for a few days she was quiet . |
| 11 | For a few days there was a swirl of conversation in the camp about the fire and its likely cause , and then the talk slipped . |
| 12 | For a few days there was a period of uncertainty , as Huw waited to see if the Brotherhood were planning another attack upon him — and the Inner Circle of the Guild waited to see if any steps would be taken by the Dockers ' Union , or by the police , in defence of the young man . |