Example sentences of "a [adj] days [adv] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few days ago they were handed the Moscow black spot in the form of an invitation to reconsider history . |
| 2 | A few days ago they were handed the Moscow black spot in the form of an invitation to reconsider history . |
| 3 | Until a few days ago she had n't even seen a submarine . |
| 4 | A few days ago I received some news which I think should be shared with all Warwick Bass owners . |
| 5 | A few days ago I went warily — in broad daylight — down the steps to examine the cellar . |
| 6 | Just a few days ago I was foolish enough to allow my hopes to rise . |
| 7 | A few days ago I again removed the brood of one of these A. aluaudi females and counted a record 113 fry . |
| 8 | A few days ago I had gotten ill and my legs still feel like thin stilts . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's just that a few days ago I heard one of our members say something about Connie . |
| 10 | ‘ A few days ago you were quite ill , ’ he pointed out grimly . |
| 11 | A few days ago it was the right body , but equipment ! |
| 12 | Even if it 's only for a few days both you and your baby will benefit . |
| 13 | A few days previously I had paid a quick visit to Bourn , which had not yet closed down , to say goodbye to those of my acquaintances who were still there , and to find out what had happened to Rosemary . |
| 14 | I went off to school camp for a few days when I was ten , and Mum suggested I took some sanitary towels with me in case my period started , but I dismissed this as silly and unnecessary . |
| 15 | I should add that there are also a great many flowers that seem to have rather negative meanings , such as the lovely little lawn daisy , which apparently means ‘ delay ’ , or ‘ return after a few days when I may give you an answer ’ — not necessarily the most suitable text to put on a bookmark . |
| 16 | A few days later they were all back at Siwa , somewhat disappointed . |
| 17 | A few days later they would both again be involved in an attack on a convoy , where one merchantman was seen to list and pour black smoke after suffering hits from Dennis ' bombs . |
| 18 | They backed off that time , but a few days later they tried to invade the island . |
| 19 | A few days later they signed identical " non-exclusive occupation " agreements which provided that each of them had to pay equal monthly payments . |
| 20 | Just a few days later they recovered part of a body from a lake in surrey . |
| 21 | A few days later we heard a reading room receptionist telephoning the ground floor police desk to ask if she needed her umbrella to go to lunch . |
| 22 | Then a few days later we had opening night , and I was in my first tuxedo . |
| 23 | A few days later we climbed Toubkal though . |
| 24 | Being a glutton for punishment , a few days later we rounded it off by doing the Danube Knee bend towards Budapest . |
| 25 | A few days later we passed the desiccated corpse of another brigand hanging on a gibbet beside the track . |
| 26 | I sent Kassimi with a letter to the Governor at Goba , and a few days later we received an apology for our treatment and permission to continue our journey . |
| 27 | A few days later we were on passage up the east coast to Scotland and the North Sea Oil scene once more — after the Lord Mayor 's show ! |
| 28 | ‘ A few days later we learnt Whitton had sent a secret message to the Caliph . ’ |
| 29 | Rumours were soon in circulation about the surrender , and a few days later it was announced that 47,000 wounded had been saved . |
| 30 | One thing that puzzled me as a boy was Mrs. Farrer 's hair — it used to change overnight from snow white to jet black and a few days later it was white again . |