Example sentences of "[prep] a few days [noun] " in BNC.

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1 After a few days Anne decided to go back to school .
2 But after a few days Mcduff lost interest .
3 In June 1176 Richard laid siege to Limoges ; after a few days resistance Aimar 's citadel capitulated .
4 But after a few days Clare began to worry .
5 For a few days Osman could not bring himself to show his face in public and there was a noticeable lull in hostilities .
6 When Ashley Mountney work was slack , he could be released to help on the farm for a few days sheep shearing again .
7 It 's worth a few days observation . ’
8 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 .
9 Within a few days Caledonia was in complete agreement : the entire team should take up golf .
10 Within a few days people phoned or called to confirm their attendance .
11 In a few days Riddle 's body might be found and the two women would almost certainly arrange an elaborate funeral which they would attend and shed a few crocodile tears .
12 Let us suppose the Smith family have planned a picnic in the country in a few days time .
13 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 .
14 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 !
15 In a few days time that extra edge of fitness could keep them alive
16 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 .
17 look Grant , in a few days time
18 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 .
19 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 .
20 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 .
21 After the wedding , a reception was held in the New Farm Loch Community Centre , followed by a few days honeymoon in York .
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