Example sentences of "be [adj] for a [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would be noticeable for a few days after passing into the camp , unfamiliar faces asking the way to the lavatories , or being excused washing-up by the people in whose rooms they had been placed . |
| 2 | The rash may be barely visible , and may only be present for a few days , or it may be widespread and obvious and persist for many weeks . |
| 3 | In spite of such an unexpected result , it is important to see that the general pattern is very regular and to remember that , as far as the volunteer is concerned , he gets up at the ‘ normal ’ time each ‘ morning ’ to be ready for a full day ahead of him . |
| 4 | But then when I 'd strengthened her up I said she 'd be alright for a few days . |
| 5 | These outbursts marked the end of the entire eruption , for at 2.30 p.m. on the twenty-eighth , after being active for a hundred days , the last , mild explosion echoed out over Krakatoa , and silence returned . |