Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] days " in BNC.
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| 1 | By now , the case of Sumner v. Virgin had dragged on in the law courts for eleven days , with the two parties holding each other up in the centre of the ring like panting heavyweights , while the legal fees gushed forth like blood from the wounds . |
| 2 | He 'd been held for eleven days . |
| 3 | At night , no question of sleep for the men worn out by the day 's shelling ( it was not unknown for men in the line to go without sleep for eleven days ) . |
| 4 | The jury sat for 184 days in total , spread through a year and four days , the second longest criminal trial in English legal history . |
| 5 | For fifty days ( an exceptionally long incubation period ) it remained in the egg . |
| 6 | The beach is all of fifty metres away across the road and is great for lazy days sunbathing . |
| 7 | Nine-day Caribbean fly-cruises start at around £700 and £450 in the Mediterranean for lazy days of sunshine , and inclusive food and entertainment . |
| 8 | However , 100% supervision , even of early solo flying , is impractical for 365 days in the year as there are bound to be moments when the instructor 's attention is diverted . |
| 9 | With almost all the farms having stock on them for 365 days , and with wives restricted in the heavy work they could do , most men had quite a bit to do when they returned from work . |
| 10 | Question : Which piece of equipment works for you for 365 days a year , 24 hours a day , saves you money , protects your reputation , helps you comply with the law , and is expected to function without complaint for up to 10 years ? |
| 11 | On Sept. 6 President Bush called on the US Congress , which had reconvened on Sept. 2 , to delay for 120 days its approval of fresh loan guarantees to Israel , on the grounds that their approval would harm prospects for a peace conference . |
| 12 | Prime Minister Itzhak Shamir on Oct. 7 bitterly condemned the decision by the US Congress to delay US$10,000 million in loan guarantees for 120 days [ see p. 38452 ] saying the action struck at " the deepest foundations of Jewish and Zionist existence " . |
| 13 | O'Keefe , 36 , who had no direct military experience but was a close confidant of Defence Secretary Dick Cheney , was appointed in an acting capacity for 120 days . |
| 14 | JOHN Joseph McGinn , 31 , of Hillside Avenue , Huyton , was jailed for 120 days by Wirral magistrates after admitting driving while disqualified at Wallasey , having consumed excess alcohol and having no insurance . |
| 15 | I could n't even manage the children — friends took them for odd days . |
| 16 | The prosecution 's case lasted five months , after which the jury was sent away for 75 days , partly for a holiday and partly while the judge heard legal arguments . |
| 17 | Chapter 8 reveals that the desecration of the Temple will last two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings ( 8. 14 ) , which may be interpreted either as 2,300 days or 1,150 days . |
| 18 | Stockdale was a former Navy pilot who was shot down in Vietnam in 1965 and held prisoner for 2,714 days , during which time he suffered extensive maltreatment and torture . |
| 19 | You can see that in January this person weighed 9 st 8 lb ( 60.8 kg ) for eight days , 9 st 7 lb ( 60.3 kg ) for twelve days , 9 st 6 lb ( 59.9 kg ) for five days , 9 st 5 lb ( 59.4 kg ) for five days , and 9 st 4 lb ( 59.0 kg ) just once . |
| 20 | We could go for eight days between fill-ups instead of having to brim the tank every four days , ’ he says . |
| 21 | He , along with others , was captured in France , held for eight days , and then shot . |
| 22 | This continued for eight days or nine , till the companions of the Cid had made ready every thing for their departure , as he had commanded . |
| 23 | Greg , Pippa , Emily , Tom and Bill all came over from America , and stayed with us for eight days . |
| 24 | For eight days on end , beat officers , half the rank-and-file establishment , saw little daylight . |
| 25 | Her exhausted captain had had to hand over the wheel to Arthur and for eight days he was scarcely relieved . |
| 26 | For eight days : |
| 27 | Usually held in October , it lasted for eight days and met outside the North Gate near the sloe tree which gave it its name of Sloe Fair ; discipline and disputes were enforced by a ‘ pie-powder ’ ( dusty feet ) court which sorted out the inevitable problems . |
| 28 | The latter set up his artillery in the Broyle and bombarded the defendants for eight days before resistance collapsed . |
| 29 | Then he did n't speak to his wife again for eight days . |
| 30 | One man was lost in the Mexican desert for eight days , having had only enough water with him for one day . |