Example sentences of "just a few days " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Two accidents in just a few days . ’ |
| 2 | He left just a few days before Christmas in 1984 . |
| 3 | Since Gatting and his troops had retained the Ashes just a few days beforehand , they were ready to take on all comers . |
| 4 | Maybe when he really got roughed up or stayed out for more than just a few days , Manuel would think about talking things over with the vet , but for now , well , ‘ what 's the hurry , man ? ! ’ |
| 5 | To coincide with the Year of the Maze , Chatsworth 's famous yew labyrinth is being opened for just a few days during the year , the next openings being on August 18 and September 15 . |
| 6 | At just a few days old , she and Carly , who were born in Rush Green Hospital , Romford , Essex , joined at the chest and upper abdomen , sharing a liver heart cavity , were separated in seven hours of surgery . |
| 7 | Electrodes , that 's what they were ; she had seen them used on the baby in the next cot to Jenny in the hospital , just a few days before she had died . |
| 8 | Only a few of the Christian residents appeared to notice that the Syrians had come prepared for more than just a few days ' stay . |
| 9 | One of his worst experiences had been at Sunset just a few days before . |
| 10 | In a short time you 'll receive your new multipoint cashcard , and just a few days later a Great Escapes brochure displaying over 180 excellent hotels to choose from , together with your two FREE Great Escapes vouchers . |
| 11 | Just a few days before the launch the original pilot , Ken Mattingy , had been exposed to German measles and was found to have no immunity , He was replaced by his backup , Jack Swigert , who managed just two days prime-crew training before leaving for the Moon ! |
| 12 | All this has happened in the absence of any balmy warm spell , just a few days without cold nights and with midday temperatures hardly as high as 50F . |
| 13 | He and his family escaped just a few days before the Nazi invasion , abandoning all their property and possessions . |
| 14 | The year 's prize crisis occurred just a few days later , when the German battleship Leipzig visited the city . |
| 15 | I never got to hear Arthur Calder-Marshall talking about Patrick Hamilton , but just a few days later I was able to read Patrick Hamilton about Arthur Calder-Marshall , in a letter to Hamilton 's brother in 1951 about a radio talk Calder-Marshall had given : ‘ Arthur C-M 's description of me as he first knew me ( at the Wells Hotel , Hampstead ) makes very amusing reading . |
| 16 | It was just a few days after eight children from the W family from South Ronaldsay had been taken into care . |
| 17 | In just a few days over eighty people came forward , eager to support , and to add their voices and their knowledge of their neighbours to the case . |
| 18 | But money and the recession were forgotten as I skied in the brilliant sunshine of Obergurgl just a few days before Christmas . |
| 19 | Kirstie , 38 , who miscarried a Down 's Syndrome baby two years ago , was handed William just a few days after he was born in October . |
| 20 | For some other companies it is uneconomic to open for just a few days between bank holidays . |
| 21 | Just a few days ago the couple posted a Christmas present to their daughter which will arrive in South Africa in the next week . |
| 22 | On 29 September 1955 , with just a few days of filming to go , Dean turned up at a gay party at Malibu which culminated in a bitchy foray between Dean and a former male lover who accused him of dating women purely for publicity . |
| 23 | Just a few days ago I was foolish enough to allow my hopes to rise . |
| 24 | The case is being heard just a few days before counter action aimed at holding up attempts to sell the house if they are forced to leave . |
| 25 | A pond that is iced over for just a few days will come to no harm , but in a prolonged freeze , the fish may suffer unless you take precautions . |
| 26 | The invitation arrived just a few days after my trip to Denver in 1990 . |
| 27 | She died of cancer just a few days after Samuel George was born . |
| 28 | The jury was told that Paul admitted using the bat in a game of baseball in Battersea Park just a few days after the killing . |
| 29 | Inside sources claim that Cobain is devastated by the revelations , and the possibility that Nirvana may cancel their appearance at Reading Festival is very real , given that the band were prepared to scrap their jubilant homecoming show at just a few days ' notice . |
| 30 | Black spot has to be taken very seriously because , given the right conditions , it can ravage and virtually destroy a rose garden in just a few days — I have seen this happen , and it is not a pretty sight . |