Example sentences of "of [adj] days [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the Ark , that he had made and sent out a raven which came and went until the waters upon the earth had dried up . |
| 2 | At the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the Ark |
| 3 | Even this plan had to be revised when really bad weather struck and , after a couple of uncomfortable days hove-to off Jutland , she scuttled back down the Danish coast to Esjberg and , finally to the mouth of the Elbe and the Keil Canal . |
| 4 | The judge imposed a fine of £2,000 , with an alternative of 45 days imprisonment , on each charge . |
| 5 | On one of these days Nigel commented that he had observed that grandma had accompanied the family that week , so he was n't surprised . |
| 6 | One of these days Sam is going to come up against a good old time proper door . |
| 7 | Maybe DEC president Ken Olsen has finally found his ultimate successor in Bill Gates , and maybe one of these days Billy will just whip out his personal checkbook and buy DEC outright . |
| 8 | The onshore aspect will consist of three days field break at the nearest ‘ live ’ training venue [ for example a suitably equipped local college ] , to practice skills . |
| 9 | Average debtors outstanding = £1,095,890 , or the equivalent of 80 days sales |
| 10 | This caused the peasantry to revolt in the belief they were being robbed of 11 days wages and that they would die that much sooner . |
| 11 | Well for a number of reasons , that 's one of them that 's one spinner and one yarn , and he offers me all of those colours , ex stock , in sort of ten days delivery and er one carton at a time , if I wanted . |
| 12 | After a minimum period of five days stability they were eligible for randomisation and inclusion into the trial . |
| 13 | Over a period of five days teams of people walked , ran , cycled , rode , paddled and sailed from Inverness to the Western Isles , taking with them a marble stone — a 1,200 year old saintly relic of St Ronan . |
| 14 | All offer trips of several days duration ; check carefully what you get . |
| 15 | Jean Margaret 's memo 17.1.89 re sickness , you need to make clear that Area Staff inform you of any days sickness they have and to ask you for a form . |