Example sentences of "for [adj] [adj] days " in BNC.
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| 1 | For eleven more days Coleridge remained at Shrewsbury , elated by his sudden freedom from ‘ all pecuniary anxieties ’ , and longing to be home in Somerset . |
| 2 | and she 's off for eleven full days and John could only afford to supply the three of them . |
| 3 | He trudged for eight silent days , trying to rest when the sun was at its hottest and using a greatcoat as a tent . |
| 4 | As well as establishing reduced overall catch quotas for 1991 ( 93,570 tonnes for cod , 40,500 for haddock ) , they agreed that fishing boats over 100 tonnes in the North Sea and also along the west coast of Scotland , more than 40 per cent of whose catch consisted of cod and haddock , should be obliged to remain in port for eight consecutive days each month from Feb. 1 to Dec. 31 , 1991 . |
| 5 | At a meeting of EC fisheries ministers on Dec. 17-18 to decide on fishing quotas for 1992 , it was agreed to continue the fisheries protection including the measures introduced in 1991 [ see p. 37925 ] under which North Sea fishing boats over 100 tonnes , more than 40 per cent of whose catch consisted of cod and haddock , to remain in port for eight consecutive days each month between Feb. 1 and Dec. 31 , 1992 . |
| 6 | er to go right the way through to Venice and you 've got to stay at Venice for at least a couple of days so oh and it , er , I think er , you 're talking about two thousand at least just for that four days , you know ? |
| 7 | The strike was continued for another four days , partly to show that it had not been panicked by the killings into throwing up its responsibilities and partly to ensure that persons on unemployment insurance and social benefits received payment for a full week . |
| 8 | Right and then I I 've been out today and I probably wo n't go out for another four days so I hope I 'm alright you know that way it gives me chance to get it right again . |
| 9 | Got ta put up with you for another four days . |
| 10 | He was in Heymouth for another eight days and … |
| 11 | ‘ The fans did a magnificent job for us tonight , and this result will keep the city buzzing for another eight days . ’ |
| 12 | It had been raining heavily — and it was to go on raining heavily for another nine days . |
| 13 | I was to be incarcerated for another two days and nights on a diet of three assorted pills and a curious fizzy powder in a paper wrapper , presented every few hours with instructions in mime . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's only for another few days then I 'll sign off , ’ Dad promised . |
| 15 | They 're keeping him in hospital for another few days to carry out more tests . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Ah , we can leave that for another few days , then I 'll see one of these film people the General mentioned . |
| 17 | He asked Karloff , who was on the payroll for another three days , if he would do it . |
| 18 | That explained why Margaret was not due for another ten days . |
| 19 | Not for another ten days would the Tiger Lily girls , recruited from Miss Thelma Broadbent 's school of tap-dancing at Crane Hall , put in an appearance . |
| 20 | " I 'm sure if I ask Muslim brother for another ten days it will be all right , " the Shah replied stiffly . |
| 21 | ‘ They wo n't be back for another ten days . ’ |
| 22 | Royal Dutch/Shell , which is not due to issue its 1992 figures for another ten days , is excluded from the comparisons . |
| 23 | Davidson added that Somerset has about four cases to hear next week which means that Chilcott is left kicking his heels for another seven days . |
| 24 | Peter Cole , chairman of Bramshill Parish Council , in whose bailiwick the town would have fallen , said : ‘ I might have an extra beer today , but I am saving the champagne for another 21 days . |
| 25 | Deliveries on a CD-ROM wo n't start for another 60 days . |
| 26 | Deliveries on a CD-ROM wo n't start for another 60 days ( UX No 428 ) . |
| 27 | The demonstrations continued intermittently for some 10 days . |
| 28 | There had earlier been an interim order which lasted for some 13 days up to 23 December 1991 and it is common ground on this appeal that the 13 days must by reason of the regulations be subtracted from the three months . |
| 29 | For some three days there was a virtual collapse of government , during which the rebels laid hands on and put to death the Chancellor , Archbishop Sudbury , and the Treasurer , Sir Robert Hales . |
| 30 | It will be presumed that death has occurred if the Policyholder has been missing for 90 consecutive days and sufficient evidence is provided to support the conclusion that death was caused by accident . |