Example sentences of "for a [noun] [prep] days " in BNC.
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| 1 | He usually stops eating for a couple of days but I talk him out of it . |
| 2 | The sneezing bouts continued for a couple of days , accompanied by shivering and coughing fits . |
| 3 | To ease the pressure , a truckload of Commandos were taken to the rear where they could relax for a couple of days . |
| 4 | Just think of how many people will walk past and subconsciously absorb your band 's name on a sticker which is on a high street lamp post , even if it only stays there for a couple of days . |
| 5 | If I had gone away for a couple of days , I returned expecting almost to have to push the door open but to my amazement , the place was immaculate . |
| 6 | For a couple of days or so England were actually in the match . |
| 7 | It was all the greatest nonsense but the scare ran for a couple of days . |
| 8 | She planned to stay for a couple of days in the Arts Club in Edinburgh , as she belonged to a London club that had a reciprocal arrangement . |
| 9 | He usually sleeps for a couple of days and then slowly builds himself up for the next trip . |
| 10 | Allow the cuttings to dry out for a couple of days before potting . |
| 11 | I would n't go to her straightaway , if I were you : give her space for a couple of days , then send a big bunch of roses … |
| 12 | The boy lives with his aunt but his mother , who is estranged from Luke 's father , often has him to stay for a couple of days . |
| 13 | The General Herborising was also conducted by the Demonstrator who led his more expert colleagues further afield , sometimes to the coast where they would remain for a couple of days or more . |
| 14 | A casual remark to his father as to the whereabouts of his stepmother was answered by a curt ‘ Gone to see your aunt in Eastleech for a couple of days . |
| 15 | And sometimes Madame would just decide that we all needed a change and there 'd be paint ordered and people would come in during the day and work for a couple of days and the whole place would be done out for a party or a festival . |
| 16 | I would feel tired , back off for a couple of days , but then go straight back into it again . |
| 17 | I said I would , but I would n't see him for a couple of days because I had to take a train . |
| 18 | There was good enough reason , especially with the leg injury , to rest for a couple of days , but , with Joan in mind , my plan was to collect my mail , buy food , take on water , have a cup of coffee at the hotel , and be off towards Reggane . |
| 19 | Approaching the crags we 've seen for a couple of days . |
| 20 | Anyway , if there 's no visa I 'm gon na live it up for a couple of days , then put me foot down and not take it off till I get to Gib . |
| 21 | Early in 1921 , a slight chill and a few spots on my chest meant that I was away from school for a couple of days . |
| 22 | Anne who took full responsibility for the care of her husband , David , who had suffered a stroke , needed a rest for a couple of days a week as she was suffering from arthritis . |
| 23 | Clapton was also an isolated spot where the traps were usually left for a couple of days before being checked . |
| 24 | What we both needed was to get away for a couple of days , to go somewhere peaceful , relaxing and free of any association with the past , where we could work out where we stood . |
| 25 | Some viruses can be so vicious that if you do not take care of yourself for a couple of days when you first fall ill you could spend three weeks or more under par . |
| 26 | If your horse is dehydrated , give the electrolytes for a couple of days and then only give them when the horse has worked hard or competed or you feel has sweated excessively . |
| 27 | He just said he was thinking of coming home for a couple of days , if that was all right . |
| 28 | In both cases , seed the filters by running them in an existing balanced set-up for a couple of days before a buying trip . |
| 29 | Stay close to the phone for a couple of days . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ We should have a rehearsal — you know , go up for a couple of days ahead of everyone else so we wo n't look like eejits . ’ |