Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] for [adj] days " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 But it 's awful , sir , not eating much for three days .
2 I 've been going downhill for several days now .
3 I am going home for two days .
4 On the contrary , they feed when food is available , frequently going without for several days , and then gorging .
5 One afternoon , after they had been travelling together for several days , Cleo ordered Dauntless to pull Contralto to a halt .
6 And yes , he 'd been working there for several days .
  Next page