Example sentences of "for a few days in " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was less prominent in the action than William Craig and he felt sufficiently distanced from it to be able to absent himself for a few days in the first week of the strike when he went to Canada to attend a funeral . |
| 2 | However luck was not with us for , as a reward for jumping in the intervals of appalling freezing fog , he got flu as a Christmas present and was delayed for a few days in hospital at Ringway . |
| 3 | Paddy Mayne 's veteran A Squadron returned from the Great Sand Sea to Kufra for a few days in mid-November , having successfully raided airfields around Gazala , familiar territory from the past . |
| 4 | Wallington notes that road-blocks ‘ were widely used , especially within and on access roads to Nottinghamshire , but also elsewhere — notably ( for a few days in March 1984 ) at the south entrance to the Dartford tunnel . |
| 5 | I was very happy at Emmanuel Church and the University Congregational Society , and it is a joy for my husband Michael and me that we are still in touch with so many friends from CongSoc , and in fact some of us still meet every year for a few days in the Lake District . |
| 6 | You will not be in a condition to care about shaving , for example , for a few days in all probability anyway . |
| 7 | What is the best way to protect my plumbing system while I am away for a few days in cold weather ? |
| 8 | It finally erupted when Mozart asked for permission to stay on for a few days in Vienna to collect some outstanding fees . |
| 9 | If the war was n't actually forgotten , it was put aside for a few days in the district around Screehaugh . |
| 10 | It 's best to store the panelling for a few days in the room in which it will be used , to allow the moisture content of the wood to settle before installation . |
| 11 | ‘ Could n't you stay with me for a few days in case those men come back . ’ |
| 12 | We stayed for a few days in Paris on the way home , and Elizabeth wrote to me at our hotel . |
| 13 | ZOOLOGIST Terry Walton stopped off for a few days in India in 1967 . |
| 14 | Maybe I should have hung on for a few days in there getting to grips with Alf Bundy 's ailments . |