Example sentences of "events of [art] [adj] few [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It is impossible to understand the events of Anselm 's years as archbishop — and more particularly the events of the next few years — unless this distinction between his public duty of preserving rights for which his office made him responsible , and his personal duty of obeying commands which he had heard and by implication assented to , is borne in mind .
2 The events of the next few years are recorded in considerable detail by Sidonius .
3 The events of the next few days could expose them cruelly .
4 This interest has now received a further stimulus from the events of the past few years in Europe .
5 The events of the past few days have led several ministers to recognise the difficulty of restoring full authority to the Chancellor while the Prime Minister persists in her hostility to the EMS .
6 Marie had not taken in the events of the past few days .
7 But there are still many people shocked by the events of the past few days , who never expected the Army to be prepared to launch rocket and artillery attacks on civilian targets .
8 There was something subdued about the evening after that , as if the full significance of the events of the past few days was oppressing both of them .
9 Events of the past few days have pointed yet again to the pressing need to abolish the television licence fee and leave the BBC to fend for itself financially .
10 While he welcomed this new-found enthusiasm for Broadstairs after the gloomy events of the past few days , this rowdy pink-faced band , hardly recognisable as the distinguished gathering of Literary Lionisers , was not to his taste .
11 But first , a look at the events of the past few days .
12 The events of the past few weeks show that time has long gone .
13 The pattern of AIDS research is also likely to be profoundly shaped by the events of the past few weeks , but more importantly by the articles by Fauci and Haase and their colleagues than by the preliminary report of the Anglo-French study .
14 She in no way blamed her dear little house for the terrifying events of the past few weeks .
15 Somewhere inside himself he felt disgust at the events of the previous few hours .
16 Suddenly the events of the last few hours gripped him in a violent despairing spasm .
17 For , whilst we all wish to see democratic government in South Africa and recognise the role played by the restoration of sporing links in achieving those aims , events of the last few weeks confirm that the country is still very unstable .
18 Says Lee : ‘ I have never lost my affection for Manchester City where I spent so many happy years during the club 's successful period , and like so many others I have been disturbed by the events of the last few weeks . ’
19 So an important decision has to be made in a hurry by people who are clearly affected by the events of the last few days .
20 Tina was absolutely furious now , but the extraordinary events of the last few days had increased Jack 's confidence and he refused to be put off .
21 As he regains consciousness , he gradually remembers the terrible events of the last few days .
22 The events of the last few days had made Charles forget about Jacqui 's flat being done over , but inside it the evidence was all too clear .
23 The dramatic events of the last few days might have been more easily understood had the Georgians been playing Milan or Manchester United .
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