Example sentences of "or days " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not want , wrote Harsnet , to try and trace this logic or to dwell , in these notes , on the nature and direction of my earlier work , especially , he wrote , as I have always held that any new work worth its salt should be essentially different from all that has gone before , all that others have done and all that you have done , just as the deeds of each new day must never simply repeat those of the previous day or days . |
| 2 | They may also know of people seeking work for a few hours or days per week , perhaps to help out with the garden , or heavier household tasks , or shopping . |
| 3 | I am sure you will win her over with patience , but it might take weeks rather than hours or days . |
| 4 | These eruptions give rise to rocks known as ignimbrites , and they are so powerful that tens of cubic kilometres of ignimbrite can be erupted in nuee ardente-like incandescent clouds in the space of a few hours or days . |
| 5 | It is , however , impossible to separate out processes acting at different scales and over different periods : a single volcanic eruption lasting hours or days sometimes leads to dust and gas being ejected into the atmosphere over a period of months and this in turn may lead to global climatic fluctuations over years or decades . |
| 6 | Under Cause and Onset look at what has been happening in the preceding hours or days to the onset of the illness and consider the speed with which the illness came on and the order of events . |
| 7 | Of course there are many factors in the comparative success of these occasions and in the weeks or days when the timetable is ‘ suspended ’ in favour of interest-led activity , but among them certainly the opportunity to really ‘ know ’ the child , and vice versa , is a powerful ingredient . |
| 8 | Traditionally , markets are held in the open air , often on a certain day , or days , of the week , but in many towns the market has become a more permanent set-up , incorporated into a modern shopping precinct . |
| 9 | The ideas of problem solving appear to be well known or obvious , but most of us will be able to recall situations where we spent hours or days on a problem whose solution was ‘ obvious ’ once we found it . |
| 10 | It 's been nothing but Dennis , Dennis , Dennis ( or days now . |
| 11 | If they have been together for a whole day or days in conference or retreat then there is a dynamic already present . |
| 12 | What I must do is get to know the people over a few hours or days and find out what they 're trying to do , what their activities are , whether they have children or pets . |
| 13 | The Ides , or days when there was a full moon , were sacred to him and his shrines were placed high on mountain tops . |
| 14 | Comprehensive , tried and tested disaster recovery procedures can make the difference between getting vital computer systems up and running again within hours or days , and going out of business . |
| 15 | Emotions may come flooding in as soon as the baby is born , or there may be a sense of detachment which lasts hours or days . |
| 16 | Like the disappearance of Mallory and Irvine over 50 years before , what happened in the next few hours or days has remained one of the mountain 's unfathomable secrets . |
| 17 | It could last for an hour or a day or days , rising and falling . |
| 18 | Spend hours , as we did , or days and weeks as the struggling relief workers do , and it is harrowing in a way not even the most graphic television pictures can show . |
| 19 | Once a female is grabbed in amplexus the male is likely to have to defend her from other males , and fights lasting hours or days and involving several males have been witnessed in numerous species . |
| 20 | The time demanded in maintaining roses is not great , it does not mean a number of hours or days a week , but it does mean a regular tour around , if only of a few minutes ' duration , perhaps in the evenings , with secateurs in hand to snip or prune away faded flowers , and a puff or spray here and there as and when you find aphids or other pests . |
| 21 | A subsequent trial in children previously infected with respiratory syncytial virus showed no reduction in either incidence or days of symptoms . |
| 22 | It was possible that he would be detained and interned for the duration of the war which now seemed only hours or days away . |
| 23 | It 's one I first came across in one of the handy little circular walk leaflets published by the National Parks and , though I generally like to devise my own routes , it 's a cracking walk and at ten miles of easy walking a good stroll for hot high summer day or days when low cloud and drizzle make high fell-walking a grey punishment . |
| 24 | For example , I might butter a piece of bread and be unable to gauge whether the procedure was taking me seconds or days . |
| 25 | The growth of , usually , a flower is recorded in single frames spaced out over hours or days ; schools could even conduct this type of experiment with suitable 16mm or 8mm equipment . |
| 26 | These modifications are relatively slow , probably requiring hours or days , and they are thought to depend heavily on growth processes . |
| 27 | Frederica said she did not make associations between colours and other systems like alphabets or days of the week . |
| 28 | At all ages , dog-whelks feed on discrete , easily identifiable , macroscopic sedentary prey ( upon which they remain for many hours or days ) which not only renders predator/prey investigations in the field possible but also facilitates the maintenance of these animals in aquaria . |
| 29 | ‘ Raving madness ’ is rare , but severe episodes of manic disorder , acute schizophrenia and other delusional states are sometimes accompanied by hours or days of fluctuating distress , excitement , agitation or violent outbursts which require very close nursing supervision round the clock and very careful monitoring of medication . |
| 30 | You will also have to allow for the time lag between installation and productive use which will probably be months rather than weeks or days . |