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Is the below a correct sentence?

I was working on this project, but stopped for three four days, as some very important tasks coming up.

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I was working on this project but stopped for three–four days as some very important tasks came up.

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Thanks for the answer. – rongok Dec 21 '12 at 6:18
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Depending on what you mean, either one of these should work:

  • I was working on this project but stopped for three to four days, as some very important tasks came up.
  • I was working on this project but stopped for some three, four days, as some very important tasks came up.
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