Example sentences of "[num] or [adj] days [noun] " in BNC.

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1 After 2 or 3 days blisters will appear and form a narrow band on one side of the body or face .
2 Patients with ARF of 10 or less days duration had a lower median ( interquartile range [ IQR ] ) carbamylated haemoglobin concentration than those with a longer duration of ARF ( 29 [ 27–35 ] vs 72 [ 60–83 ] g VH/g Hb ; p<0.01 ) .
3 three or four days Mary .
4 Even one or two days delay is significant , with the potential savings in respect of lost interest and other benefits in the order of £500,000 a year .
5 Students who lose one or two days tuition because of the Easter holiday weekend will receive a pro-rata reduction in tuition fees .
6 Almost all previous contact with the Board had been through courses of one or two days duration — mostly held on a trainee 's farm ( but also at local education colleges in England and Wales ) , with up to 70% of the time being spent on trainee participation and practice .
7 In international trade , short term finance is considered to cover a period of up to 6 months from the date of invoice or shipment and can therefore be considerably longer than the 30 , 60 or 90 days credit extended to buyers in the home market .
8 in maybe two or three days time .
9 Inspector Reg White , of Holloway Police , said yesterday that his force , which was in charge of the drawn Portsmouth-Liverpool semi-final the Sunday before last , would have been happy to stage another replay at two or three days notice provided that certain financial requirements were met .
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