Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] three days " in BNC.
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| 1 | She were only poorly for three days . ’ |
| 2 | And then , before that , if you if you was to make the mealy puddings the it that always had to be cut into bits and emptied and washed well in cold water , and with salt and that , and that was They would done that for three days before they were then filled up to make the mealy puddings . |
| 3 | Do this for three days in succession and you will be able to make up your own mind whether it works or not . |
| 4 | Commencing five days after induction of colitis and continued twice daily for three days until day 8 , the rats received by intragastric instillation either Kaopectate ( 105 mg kaolin , Upjohn Ltd , Crawley , UK ) Medicoal ( 25 mg activated charcoal , Lundbeck Ltd , Luton , UK ) , terra fullonica ( 300 mg hydrated aluminium silicate , ICI Pharmaecuticals , Wilmslow , UK ) , or tap water ( disease controls ) . |
| 5 | ‘ He 's been free for three days now , and people are frightened . |
| 6 | It is self-sustaining for three days , and includes all the men , equipment and stores required to fight in a limited conflict . |
| 7 | India and Pakistan both reportedly reinforced border troops on March 26 after three days of clashes at Keran in the Kashmir valley and at Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu . |
| 8 | Me , like I mean , that 's got now , my age , I 'm not fit for three days ! |
| 9 | Laura 's anger would usually come in an icy blast on the telex for all to see , invariably concerned with a project she had decided she no longer approved of , ‘ It was like a burning spear going through you , you felt sick for three days . |
| 10 | I was sick for three days . ’ |
| 11 | Sahibzada Yaqub Khan , the Foreign Minister of Pakistan , arrived in New Delhi on Jan. 21 for three days of talks with Indian leaders , including I. K. Gujral , the Minister of External Affairs . |
| 12 | To kill someone , all she did was fast for three days and concentrate her mind on destroying the life of her enemy . |
| 13 | ‘ Who 's going to keep awake for three days or more ? |
| 14 | SYDNEY ( Reuter ) — Police arrested more than 200 anti-nuclear protesters at a military base in the south Australian outback yesterday , bringing the total detained to nearly 500 in three days of protests . |
| 15 | Leg-muscle endurance capacity ( measured on a Cybex TM machine ) returned to normal within three days in the resting runners but was still below par after seven days for those who jogged in the recovery week . |
| 16 | But he he 's never eat any of those for three days . |
| 17 | As a party of French anglers did , whilst staying at the Grant Arms , Monymusk , in May 1987 for three days . |
| 18 | At least 37 deaths were reported on the first of three days of polling . |
| 19 | Gandhi was killed on May 21st , the day after the first of three days of voting in the general election . |
| 20 | It took a long time to bring the fire under control , the local pubs kept open for three days and nights . |
| 21 | ‘ The lines will remain open for three days , until the next edition of SnitchWatch U.S.A . |
| 22 | Sgt Geoff Williams , head of Chester 's Special Initiative Squad , who believes the parlour was open for three days , said : ‘ It is obviously a sensitive place and we acted as soon as we could to close it . |
| 23 | COURTROOM drama A Few Good Men starring Tom Cruise and Demi Moore , above , took £7 million in three days to beat off opposition from Mel Gibson , Steve Martin and Robin Williams to be No 1 in America 's movie top 10 in the run-up to Christmas . |
| 24 | Gudok reckoned that there would be only two to three days ' reserve for the railways as a whole . |
| 25 | A particularly good time to be out-of-doors in natural lighting in the first two to three days after the flight is that corresponding to the evening and first part of the night on ‘ old time ’ , 9 o'clock to 3 o'clock ; this should help to delay your body clock . |
| 26 | By the same token try to avoid bright natural light for the first two to three days after the flight at times corresponding to 5 to 11 o'clock in the morning on old time as this will tend to advance your body clock . |
| 27 | Table 11.2 Good and bad times for exposure to natural light in the first two to three days after a time-zone transition Meals and drinks • Try to make meals of the ‘ correct ’ type ( breakfast , lunch , etc. ) at your adjusted times . |
| 28 | Under optimum conditions fermentation starts within two to three days , and gives off usable quantities of gas after 15 to 20 days . |
| 29 | A picture , on average , takes two to three days to complete ’ . |
| 30 | If you can manage a visit of two to three days ( or even just one day ) it is well worth it — the modern boat takes 1½ hours and it is only a matter of minutes in the small jet aircraft . |