Example sentences of "a few days in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could hardly conceive what it must be like in winter : the incessant darkness ; the piercing cold when the spray froze as it hit the deck and formed great blocks of ice at the bows ; howling gales and never-ending work ; then a few days in port and out to sea again , week after week , month after month . |
| 2 | Over a few days in May 1984 Puhe accompanied Andrew Kerr of FoE Scotland and other campaigners in a tour of Scotland , England and Wales which took in 47 sites , at 31 of which beech , Douglas fir and spruce were found with the same symptoms as those in West Germany . |
| 3 | His final words were that she needed a nice long holiday after a few days in bed . |
| 4 | There will be pre-completion searches to put in hand and in addition some corporate tenants in particular may require a few days in order to execute and return documentation . |
| 5 | From Winnipeg — where he had to work a bootlegging ruse to get a drink — he hitched to New York to stay with some friends of Philip : they were in Vermont and so he busked a few days in Manhattan , perhaps even sang for his supper in Greenwich Village . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ZOOLOGIST Terry Walton stopped off for a few days in India in 1967 . |
| 8 | Dana and I spent a few days in London again before travelling to Spain . |
| 9 | As a soldier stationed on the South Coast at the time of D- Day , I spent a few days in London where I attended the Proms . |
| 10 | In a month 's time we 'll have a quiet wedding in the local church , and after a few days in London we 'll travel through all the countries of Europe . ’ |
| 11 | And then we stayed a few days in London and we went to the Baths and we went to the zoo and we went to all the science , by either the old trams or the first of the buses that Cos they complete with tram-riding and that was rather exciting in London , seeing the all the top hats and people in coats , tails and things . |
| 12 | Our reception will be at the White Hart Hotel , Llandeilo , well known by most of the hierarchy of ( that 's where I always arrange their accommodation , staff dinners , etc ) and a few days in London will round off this long awaited event , quite nicely thank you ! |
| 13 | ‘ Could n't you stay with me for a few days in case those men come back . ’ |
| 14 | We stayed for a few days in Paris on the way home , and Elizabeth wrote to me at our hotel . |
| 15 | It finally erupted when Mozart asked for permission to stay on for a few days in Vienna to collect some outstanding fees . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | She could spend a few days in Prague just enjoying herself , and … ’ |
| 18 | After living in London for a while the couple spent a few days in Bournemouth and on St Swithun 's Day 1875 they came by steamer to Swanage . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | In January 1962 I drove to Banbury in the snow , a few days in advance of my family and the general removal . |
| 21 | Everybody attending the seminar was sent papers a few days in advance ; these were principally copies of actual experts ' reports ( with the names changed ) which would form the subject matter of the two mock trials . |
| 22 | The woman told me that they normally like you to book a few days in advance so that you have some time to think it over in case you wanted to change your mind . |