Example sentences of "[been] [adj] for [adj] days " in BNC.
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| 1 | Adult worm burdens are typically in excess of 40,000 , although lower numbers are often found in animals which has been diarrhoeic for several days prior to necropsy . |
| 2 | ‘ He 's been free for three days now , and people are frightened . |
| 3 | The weather had been fine for some days and the mood was right . |
| 4 | If you are excluded from SSP once a PIW has been formed ( i.e. you have been sick for 4 days in a row ) the Administrative Officer ( Personnel ) , Regional Secretary 's Department , will send you an ‘ exclusion form ’ SSP1(E) . |
| 5 | Queen Jane ( the former Lady Jane Grey ) lost the throne on 19 July 1553 — having been sovereign for twelve days — to be succeeded by Mary whose first regnal year was dated from that day , but her second regnal year began on 6 July 1554 , thus ignoring the ‘ reign ’ of Jane . |
| 6 | It had been worse for ten days . |
| 7 | It was an argument that had been simmering for two days , and it was clear he was beginning to waver . |
| 8 | They had been dead for several days when police were called in by neighbours in the millionaire 's district of Rancho Sante Fe , near San Diego , California . |
| 9 | They had all been dead for several days . |
| 10 | ‘ You have been senseless for three days . |