Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] for the [num ord] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | State employees will trap and shoot up to 75 per cent of the wolves in a region southwest of Fairbanks and keep numbers to that level for the next few years . |
| 2 | ‘ I have interesting plans for the next few centuries . |
| 3 | We acclimatise with shorter trips for the first few days , then split for free sailing , meeting up for a couple of days to brief for another long session of free sailing . |
| 4 | He 's been active with me in this issue for the last few years , ’ the MP announced . |
| 5 | I expect to see us dominating this event for the next few years . ’ |
| 6 | And I 'll get my accountant to chase your vendor 's elusive accountant and get some figures for the last few months . |
| 7 | This part of Enfield has those yellow sodium lamps that have that delicate rosy glow for the first few minutes after they are switched on . |
| 8 | ‘ They 're currently assisting with an inquiry that 's been giving the police quite a few headaches for the last few months . ’ |
| 9 | Parents , on duty in turn , kept the egg warm and brooded the tiny chick for the first few days after hatching . |
| 10 | Every August or early September for the last few years I have been lucky enough to receive a present of ripe mulberries from a magnificent old tree in the garden of Rainham Hall in Essex . |
| 11 | The ideal is to leave the ground balanced on the main wheel , and to hold a constant attitude for the first few feet of the launch while the aircraft gains height and speed . |
| 12 | I intend to keep the fry in a number of these nets for the first few weeks of their lives and feed them on newly hatched brine shrimp . |
| 13 | The relief of escaping from his company was so intense that she felt as if she 'd been wired up to an electric charge for the last few hours and someone had finally taken pity on her and turned off the power . |
| 14 | Although weak , the baby was basically healthy , but she had to be kept in intensive care for the first few weeks . |
| 15 | ‘ We 're going to be close to each other for the next few days , perhaps longer , and I refuse to keep calling you Miss Adams ; Claudia is a charming name . ’ |
| 16 | However , as we shall have to live with each other for the next few months in an electioneering atmosphere , I refer hon. Members to ’ Erskine May ’ on moderation in language . |
| 17 | However , he has to take a complete rest for the next few weeks . |
| 18 | I have a busy schedule for the next few days , so I may not be in touch . |
| 19 | I 've given him an anti-tetanus injection and told him not to shave over those scratches for the next few days . ’ |
| 20 | A sympathetic doctor may help and so will friends and family ready to give support and put up with unreasonable behaviour for the first few weeks or more . |
| 21 | She had enough money for the next few days , and she was n't hungry yet . |
| 22 | Such an event normally takes us to Dartmoor or Exmoor , has run on the same basis for the last few years and is planned to the last minute — so why the meeting ? |
| 23 | I 've been reading the fucking Bible for the last few days . |
| 24 | They took the same tube for the first few stops . |
| 25 | They put me in an isolated pit for the first few weeks . |
| 26 | There are even techniques for mirroring the other person 's non-verbal behaviours for the first few minutes of meeting them , and then testing whether rapport has been established by changing your visual behaviours to see whether the other person will reciprocate by mirroring yours . |
| 27 | He walked barefoot around the reception building , on the new tarmac for the first few strides and then onto the beaten earth pathway that would lead to the back , his flashlight beam ranging over the ground as he moved . |
| 28 | Perhaps he will be able to get the best out of Springbok centre Faffa Knoetze who has been battling with injury and actuarial exams for the last few seasons . |