Example sentences of "for the [num ord] couple [prep] days " in BNC.
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| 1 | The focal point of San Miguel was the swimming pool and , for the first couple of days , we were perfectly content to nurture our sun tans between cooling dips in the pool . |
| 2 | For the first couple of days this was stirring stuff — until practical difficulties began to take their toll . |
| 3 | For example , you can form a curve in a stalk by positioning it in the required shape and then securing it with tiny pieces of tape for the first couple of days of pressing . |
| 4 | For the first couple of days he 'd used it to shave and wash but now he was finding it too icy . |
| 5 | Silvia had stuck to her promises for the first couple of days , but then had followed a catalogue of excuses and cancelled lessons that had left Ronni feeling angry and on edge . |
| 6 | ‘ Why do n't you tell me about it ? — Sorry I have n't been around for the last couple of days . |
| 7 | The £700,000 striker missed the last two games with a badly bruised shoulder , but he has been back in training for the last couple of days and will have a late fitness check tonight . |
| 8 | He 's been hiding me for the last couple of days . ’ |
| 9 | For the last couple of days I have frantically been trying to work out some sort of compromise , but whichever way I look at it , I just do not have the cash to flee the country . |
| 10 | That was it until handover on Monday , which she hoped would be enough time to shake off the cold that had been dogging her for the last couple of days . |
| 11 | All our mental and physical energies for the last couple of days have been concentrated on food . |
| 12 | Colleagues , I know that people are starting to move out , and I 'm sure that it 's got nothing to do with Mick 's appearance at the rostrum , but colleagues seriously , seriously for the last couple of days we 've had a great deal of disciplines so please try and be as quiet as possible . |
| 13 | A group of English players are reported to be bitter at having been left out of the squad for next week 's world team championships , and inevitably , the name of the game for the next couple of days in the Open , which starts today , will be to try to make monkeys of those who omitted them . |
| 14 | Marie 's pretty under the weather for the next couple of days . |
| 15 | For the next couple of days , the Britannia will be anchored up the coast , where Prince Charles will work on a BBC film about the environment and talk to government radicals with whom it was considered impolitic for him to spend time during his official itinerary . |
| 16 | The little shop had been arranged as what I have seen described as a mini-hypermarket , so I found a basket and busied myself with collecting what supplies I thought I might need for the next couple of days . |
| 17 | ‘ Then all we can do is keep our eyes open for the next couple of days , and you see that your doors are locked and bolted at night . ’ |
| 18 | Donna , satisfied that her sister was well , asked the hotel to get her a hire car for the next couple of days . |
| 19 | For the next couple of days the Shah and Soraya had all their meals in the hotels public rooms . |
| 20 | And if you give her , just stick her to small amounts for the next couple of days |
| 21 | Colleagues I 'd just like to put one of er John 's themes and that is that for the next couple of days we 've got a hell of a lot of business to get through and er we 've done quite well so far but er I would certainly be looking where possible colleagues for formally seconding er , as often as possible , if not all the time and I really appreciate your er your assistance in that regard because we have a great deal of business to get through in the next two days . |