Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] for [adj] days " in BNC.
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| 1 | Widespread violence flared again for several days from July 14 , with unauthorized rallies , inter-ethnic clashes , pogroms and attacks on official buildings reported in Osh city and several other localities . |
| 2 | Just before Christmas I moved jobs , and in the middle of January I went away for three days on a course . |
| 3 | The mess lay there for two days . |
| 4 | The police did so for several days , but there was no further development . |
| 5 | And I cried solidly for four days . |
| 6 | To fix the burns you have skin stripped off your thigh , then put over all your wounds as a natural plaster and left there for ten days . |
| 7 | I stayed away for three days , and then I came home . |
| 8 | but they , they wo n't , they took two days off last week and they sat indoors for two days , they 've got a love , you know there fantastic couple , really fantastic , they 'll do anything for you , but it 's like Dave , Dave 's always saying take up golf , go swimming |
| 9 | She stayed here for several days . |
| 10 | We stayed there for five days — hoping to strike it rich , but had to be content with a car full of cuddly toys ! |
| 11 | I stayed there for three days , until the snow began to melt , dripping in stealthy drops from my little roof . |
| 12 | Then Edouard took her into his bedroom , and they remained there for three days and three nights . |