Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [art] [adj] days " in BNC.
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1 | Returned ‘ without any seeking or soliciting ’ on his part to Richard Cromwell 's Parliament in 1659 for Castle Rising , again on a double return , he was allowed to sit but was inactive until the election was overturned a few days before the dissolution in April . |
2 | This preparatory work was practically complete at the outbreak of war and authority was given a few days before for completion . |
3 | The strike was averted a few days before the scheduled date , after Confindustria , yielding to pressure from the government as well as from the unions , agreed to resume pay negotiations in the sectors concerned , and from June 1 , 1991 , to enter into negotiations on a new wage bargaining and indexation system . |
4 | Andrew Fowler was caught a few days later when police discovered the caravan at the girl 's former home . |
5 | The state of emergency was lifted a few days later after pollution levels had fallen . |
6 | Mortality of immatures ( n =791 ) , subadult females ( n =451 ) and mature females ( n =355 ) was calculated from a cohort study ( June-September ) where a given site was visited every 20 days . |
7 | On the death of his wife Lambarde feared he might lose the right to stay at Halling and petitioned a request to Lord Burghley through his friend Lord Cobham , to ask for custody of Maximilian and a lease to the Palace , which was granted a few days later . |
8 | After these reconnaissances during October , a final reconnaissance was made a few days before the invasion , by the teams going inshore one night so that each navigator could show the paddlers their canoes ' positions as navigational marks guiding in the assault waves on D-day . |
9 | This was sold a few days later for £8.58 million ! |
10 | Yes , I went on that voyage as cook , and the beauty of it was the boat was called the Happy Days ! |
11 | In April Elsie Streek and Myrtle Mott entertained elderly and disabled people with a day of movement and display organised by Thameside Institute ; this was followed a few days later by an afternoon with the Woolwich Salvation Army Group . |
12 | Food consumption was recorded every 3 days and the animals were weighed weekly . |
13 | Sharpe was released a few days later , but there were to be many more visits to the hospital as worries grew about his condition . |
14 | The most poignant lesson , which proved to be the last , was held a few days before the wedding . |
15 | He was recaptured a few days later in Liverpool in an operation involving more than 60 police officers and a helicopter . |
16 | I heard that she was widowed a few days before the baby was born . |
17 | Cells were incubated at 37°C in 95% O 2 and 5% CO 2 and the medium was changed every 2 days . |