Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] days [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In June 1176 Richard laid siege to Limoges ; after a few days resistance Aimar 's citadel capitulated . |
| 2 | Among the hotel facilities there is a small bar and sitting room where guests can relax after a busy days sightseeing . |
| 3 | It 's worth a few days observation . ’ |
| 4 | If it appears slowly with a few days warning of something being not quite right and the patient gradually sinks into the illness , then the cause is likely to lie several days or even a week earlier . |
| 5 | Let us suppose the Smith family have planned a picnic in the country in a few days time . |
| 6 | Did one yesterday for a man who was due to be executed today , erm , I do n't know whether he was or not , but he probably in a few days time . |
| 7 | So , gentlemen , what I 'm really doing is to show you a bit of the background and the fact that it 's not all doom and gloom there is a hell of a light at the tunnel and in matter of fact , we got another lecture on the channel tunnel in a few days time ! |
| 8 | In a few days time that extra edge of fitness could keep them alive |
| 9 | In a few days time the nation will again pay lip service to the thousands killed in action during the Second World War , while preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic with a spectacular visit from a NATO fleet in May . |
| 10 | look Grant , in a few days time |
| 11 | wait a bit , and they said so , they looked at it and said we 'd have to take it back in a few days time for them to do , they could n't do it there and then . |
| 12 | In a few days time we 'll be sitting him on top of a bonfire and standing around in the cold night while we light up the sky with loads of colour . |
| 13 | Yet a friend with a 14.1hh Welsh Cob says his costs average out at £12 a week ; admittedly she has her own land and he lives out most of the time , but he really earns his living — last year they did everything from Riding Club events to a few days hunting . |
| 14 | After the wedding , a reception was held in the New Farm Loch Community Centre , followed by a few days honeymoon in York . |