Example sentences of "[det] [adj] days " in BNC.
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| 1 | All this means , of course , that Meatless Days is much harder to read than The Knox Brothers . |
| 2 | ‘ I have a good business partner but I still find it hard dealing with this 365 days a year . |
| 3 | Afterwards we had spent a few stolen days at the ski resort of Grindelwald , in the shadow of the Eiger North Face . |
| 4 | He was in Heymouth for another eight days and … |
| 5 | Yes , you were right , Mr Greene , and there are another eight days until we reach the ‘ Bend in the River ’ and the centre of the African equatorial rain forest . |
| 6 | ‘ The fans did a magnificent job for us tonight , and this result will keep the city buzzing for another eight days . ’ |
| 7 | But if she took the stallion at the end of that three weeks , he came back in another eleven days in case er she was n't settled you see . |
| 8 | By the end of that book , though , they have got to the 13th March , some eight days later than the last events of which we are told in Book III . |
| 9 | Now The Trust Deed and rules were asked for prior to their consent and the company made it clear that they would not be available until after the new scheme commenced on the first October nineteen ninety and indeed it was some eight days later on the ninth October at er Trustee meeting that the company presented the Trust Deed and rules and it was resolved that the Committee of Management would er transfer all the close scheme members er into the new nineteen ninety scheme and er the same Trustees appointed themselves er Trustees of the nineteen ninety scheme and one hour later were the presentation of a draft deed amending the British Steel Pension Scheme and a draft interim Trust Deed establishing the British Steel Pension Scheme in nineteen ninety and a draft Trust Deed and rules of the British Steel Pension Scheme of nineteen ninety were tabled for noting ; and those very Trustees that were on the first meeting agreed to transfer the assets to the new scheme , set as Trustees of the new scheme one hour later , accepted the assets and er without er seeking either legal or actuarial advice and in this case er Watsons were advisors to the company to the old scheme Trustees and to the new scheme Trustees . |
| 10 | A few hard-earned days of R and R , as the Americans put it , away from everything and everyone — or so I thought . |
| 11 | A few odd days of film work slotted neatly round that weekend , leaving her no ready excuse apart from cowardice . |
| 12 | It was another few days before Endill met the scientist , whose name was Blunset , for the third time . |
| 13 | We visited Emily at her school in early December , and had another few days in Harrogate , having enjoyed the conference there . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's only for another few days then I 'll sign off , ’ Dad promised . |
| 15 | They 're keeping him in hospital for another few days to carry out more tests . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Ah , we can leave that for another few days , then I 'll see one of these film people the General mentioned . |
| 17 | ‘ I had hoped to make it this week , but it is still a bit sore and , with the British Open in mind , I felt another few days rest would be a safer precaution . ’ |
| 18 | Few few days . |
| 19 | It was a human embryo of some forty days that had been somehow arrested , then grown to its own obscene maturity . |
| 20 | She was sitting up in bed , some few days later , tugging a recalcitrant comb through her long tresses , when a commotion from downstairs made her pause , her fingers still . |
| 21 | Mark arrived at his office expecting to have a few clear days ahead to finalise the European Business Plan and prepare his presentation to Cocello . |
| 22 | The other groups had set up camp on the far side , waiting for a few clear days and the worst of the snow to melt . |
| 23 | Indeed for a few medieval days it was the effective capital of England . |
| 24 | Here the engineers have to carry out most of their work on Sundays when traffic is light , but this often entails diversions and extended journey times followed by temporary speed restrictions for a few further days at the beginning of each week . |
| 25 | ‘ And I hope we 're both mature enough to treat each other with civility and respect for the few remaining days we 're forced to spend together . ’ |
| 26 | THE congregation from Orangefield Presbyterian Church will see out the few remaining days of summer as they plan a family fun day this Saturday at Orangefield Park . |
| 27 | So , except during a few warm days in summer , a white coat would seem to put its wearer at a disadvantage . |
| 28 | I said I du n no what to do for the best so , I just leave things the way they are and er hopefully that er you get some warm days where you need n't have the fire on , so you do n't have fumes you know |
| 29 | The prediction is made more precise by making it equal to 1,290 days and then adding another 45 days ( 12.11–12 ) — to the despair of the modern interpreter , — but probably to the complete satisfaction of the contemporary reader who read the prophecy just when it had been fulfilled . |
| 30 | A total of 4,300,000 Angolans had been registered to vote by the July 31 deadline , but in the expectation of the registration of a further 1,000,000 voters , the UN team extended the deadline by another 10 days . |