Example sentences of "of days " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The next couple of days passed without incident . |
| 2 | Unless I went back to Harwich , I was going to be flat broke in a couple of days and just at that moment the last thing I wanted to do was to go back to Harwich . |
| 3 | I went with Kathleen to see it a couple of days later . |
| 4 | The following morning I worked as usual and then asked Kathleen if I could have a couple of days off . |
| 5 | My blue period officially ends when we have a big leaving party for Kathleen and Katrina in a couple of days ' time but in fact it probably ends just about now . |
| 6 | I could make up the detections that his presence lost me in a matter of days , and if he thinks he is going to see any wheeling and dealing when he is sitting in , well he 's naive ! |
| 7 | Meals on wheels may be offered any number of days per week . |
| 8 | Of days one was proud to be associated with railways and too many ( still only a sprinkling but so devastatingly disrupting ) that one swore always to take the car next time . |
| 9 | I 'm about 5'7 ’ and found it fitted me fine , although as with all sacks , it took a couple of days of walking to get the best adjustment . |
| 10 | He usually stops eating for a couple of days but I talk him out of it . |
| 11 | The sneezing bouts continued for a couple of days , accompanied by shivering and coughing fits . |
| 12 | A group of English players are reported to be bitter at having been left out of the squad for next week 's world team championships , and inevitably , the name of the game for the next couple of days in the Open , which starts today , will be to try to make monkeys of those who omitted them . |
| 13 | ‘ There is a need for fish that has been on the market a couple of days . |
| 14 | Yet portions cling to the style of days gone by , when a salt beef sandwich might have been the single meal of the day . |
| 15 | Until a couple of days before the price was announced Warburg was working towards a Fr70 price , and only pushed this up to Fr72 ( 707p ) when it saw how strong demand was . |
| 16 | The path we followed is only a short section of the 560-mile Ulster Way , which takes in most of the province and requires a good three weeks to complete , but this section of the coastal path can be completed in a couple of days , though longer is highly recommended . |
| 17 | To ease the pressure , a truckload of Commandos were taken to the rear where they could relax for a couple of days . |
| 18 | The officials who sent them off from the ports with the loaded railway-wagons gave them rations for the number of days which the grain would in normal times take to its destination . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | I 'll call in a couple of days to see what you think . |
| 21 | Only a couple of days before Maggie had pointed out how the great cathedral dominated the city , like the spines along a dragon 's back , while the other buildings lay in a rough sprawl . |
| 22 | Rose shared those sort of days with him even more extravagantly than if the days had been her own . |
| 23 | The National Association of Specialisht Anglers member put in a couple of days on the River Swale at Topcliffe in North Yorkshire to take six chub over 4 lb , including specimens of 5 lb 13 oz and 5 lb 12 oz . |
| 24 | ‘ In the space of a couple of days local politicians have succeeded in dashing the hopes of thousands of anglers , and I feel it is just the thin end of the wedge . |
| 25 | With us are four members of the local sea-kayaking club who have agreed to act as guides and mentors for our first couple of days . |
| 26 | I contemplate the thought of days spent looking along the length of Tony 's tripod bag . |
| 27 | So that 's what I do — I bring all my plants and the flowers Mr Frost gave me a couple of days ago . |
| 28 | Marie 's pretty under the weather for the next couple of days . |
| 29 | She 's been a bit funny these last couple of days , like summat 's bothering her or summat . |
| 30 | 5 Airborne Brigade is the Army 's ‘ Instant Readiness ’ Force , and is able to deploy anywhere in the world in a matter of days . |