Example sentences of "[noun sg] for several day " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because Mr Reynolds has lost weight prior to admission to hospital and will have to receive bowel preparation for several days , it is agreed that he should commence a liquid diet . |
| 2 | He also combed a little Grecian 2000 into his hair for several days before his date with Alison . |
| 3 | Some heavy-duty buckets ( which were suitable for most purposes for which such buckets were normally bought or used ) collapsed when left by the buyer for several days stacked in extreme heat such that the contents reached 70° Centigrade ( 156° Fahrenheit ) . |
| 4 | The squealing of the Cave Squigs echoed through the passages of Black Crag for several days , and Night Goblin Squig Hunters were sent in to retrieve them . |
| 5 | Reine was our base for several days . |
| 6 | All of the runners experienced muscle soreness and weakness for several days , but the resting group recovered much more quickly . |
| 7 | He had been swinging in and out of consciousness for several days . |
| 8 | Swedish astronomers photographed the region on 27 April , and saw the comet — but the British bank holiday delayed the confirmation for several days . |
| 9 | No one should undertake this hill crossing unless they are confident of covering long distances , carrying food , clothing and other gear for several days . |
| 10 | Although we had been in the land of constant daylight for several days , the sun had been hidden for much of the time by high cloud . |
| 11 | In a letter from Tangier to Ken in London — Orton was known to write to him on toilet paper — he told Williams that ‘ Bill and Mike ’ kept Ken 's picture on the bar for several days until replaced by a half-empty Chianti bottle . |
| 12 | She had been off work for several days and Lovebird had kept her in bed and fed her chicken soup from the stove . |
| 13 | Both officers needed hospital treatment and Tim Hurley will be off work for several days . |
| 14 | Water then may lie on the rocks of the desert for several days , even a week or so . |
| 15 | He was sometimes away from home for several days ; he was seen fighting with foreign sailors in bars ; he was friendly with thieves . |
| 16 | we rehearsed it and we rehearsed it and I mean I did n't mind they were paying the bill for and I literally with a college took up residence for several days before it in a local hotel and we went through it in every fine detail |
| 17 | Typically he would break his normal routine for several days in order to write and commit to memory his lengthy " answers " to pre-determined questions . |
| 18 | When she was about three months pregnant , and feeling totally rejected by everyone , she got into a very depressed state , staying in her room for several days without moving , wondering if this was what it was like to be dead . |
| 19 | Test the irritancy level of your skin by applying the product to the inside of your elbow for several days and see if there 's a reaction . |
| 20 | The abbot , Adam Sedbergh , not wanting to be associated with the insurrection and foreseeing its outcome , escaped from the abbey and hid amongst the crags on Witton Fell for several days . |
| 21 | After 30 minutes the dyes will have completely penetrated the reed which is then dried out on sheets of newspaper for several days . |
| 22 | They 've been a nuisance for several days now . |
| 23 | The one significant exception was a ride for several days from St Louis to Memphis on a barge train to see these monsters of the river from the top side . |
| 24 | He had been unsuccessfully trying to off-load the de Kooning to the New York trade for several days before going on the make his bid for Le Miroir . |
| 25 | After that , since she now spent as much time as possible on deck keeping out of the way of her cousins , with whom she felt a constraint , Ruth saw the woman for several days in a row . |
| 26 | She will remain on a ventilator for several days and will then require months of surgery and post-operative care . |
| 27 | So commenced a dramatic operation , code named " Geneva II " , for which the whole of our cutter fleet , together with more than a hundred shore-based officers , had been on standby for several days . |
| 28 | Had been told that the Prince , his son , had not visited his new wife 's bed for several days , and not through pressure of work . |
| 29 | You should be laid on your bed for several days at least . ’ |
| 30 | Once farrowed , sows stay with their litter for several days , then begin to leave the nest after about a week as the piglets grow larger and more troublesome . |