Example sentences of "[adj] few [noun pl] [noun] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had his eyes closed , and for the first few moments Belinda kept hers open , so she could see in extreme close-up the blurred crescents of his dark lashes resting on the smoothly tanned skin of his cheeks . |
| 2 | During the first few days people left their houses for fear of being bombed by Pippo , but quite soon he became part of our lives and we did n't bother about him any more . |
| 3 | The manuscript , however , was not entirely ready for publication , " and during the next few weeks Nietzsche submitted it to a final revision . |
| 4 | Marilla agreed , and for the next few days Anne planned what she would put in her cake . |
| 5 | Over the next few days Stevens confirmed his hunch . |