Example sentences of "a [noun sg] of days ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He was tall and thin , with a pink , peeling nose and a couple of days ' stubble . |
| 3 | This is already starting to ‘ gloss up ’ with use , giving both these guitars a friendly , used feel after only a couple of days ' playing . |
| 4 | She knew that in a couple of days ' time Boyd 's promotion would be announced by his company in the newspaper , underneath a studio portrait of him , and she held her head high as she swayed gracefully into the living-room . |
| 5 | I phoned the Packard Bell hotline and after a couple of days ' wait they were very helpful . |
| 6 | He thought it would certainly be a couple of days ' journey to the Fire Court — the giants would be sure to know , he said , because they had already sent emissaries with the marriage proposal . |
| 7 | You must be over 16 to enter the competition and because of recording schedules you must be available for filming at a couple of days ' notice . |