Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] for the [num ord] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wages did not rise in proportion , and by the Spring of 1795 there was the extensive distress and threat of mass starvation which led , in May , to the infamous meeting of the magistrates at Speenhamland in Berkshire , an event which would have such an impact on poor-law provision for the next few decades . |
| 2 | The Dwarfs concentrate on fortification and consolidation , so few records are made of Orc activity for the next few hundred years . |
| 3 | The restructuring and the exit from the Sparcsystems business have left Opus with a creditor repayment plan for the next few years . |
| 4 | As we have our brand new part of a Monday morning for the next few weeks . |
| 5 | He was a competent and careful administrator and retired in 1909 , with unfortunate results for the publishing company for the next few years . |