Example sentences of "[prep] the [num ord] [det] [noun pl] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | During the next few years children are likely to be engaging in more sustained projects as part of their learning of mathematics . |
2 | But within the next few weeks labourers will start digging the foundations for a plant at Gwithian , on Cornwall 's northern shore , which will produce about 500 tonnes of tin per year . |
3 | However , in the first few years groups did not appear to consider fundraising a priority . |
4 | Within a month of nationalisation , the Authority 's commercial manager had identified the more serious black spots in which tariffs for additional domestic kWh were below ¾d. — which he reckoned to be the level required to cover costs — and in the next few months prices were generally raised to this level as a ‘ first aid ’ measure , pending the development of a proper pricing policy . |
5 | In the next few weeks advertisements will appear for a chief executive who , if all goes to plan , will have a year to run themselves in and have a real say in building the new institution . |
6 | In the last few weeks loads of newt tadpoles have hatched . |
7 | But in the last few years feminists have begun to organise together as architects , housing workers , builders , designers etc , to question seriously assumptions around housing policy and structure ; assumptions held not only by politicians , housing officials and housing workers , but also by socialist housing activists . |
8 | To play a part in the problems of geology over the next few decades geomorphologists must forget their trivial catchments and see mega forests instead of trees … |
9 | Over the next few months supplies of Intel 's new Pentium microprocessor will trickle on to the market . |
10 | All in all , however , over the next few years things in general appeared to be going well enough . |
11 | Over the next few years Coatings ' coil operations in will join the new joint venture . |
12 | Over the next few seasons debts continued to mount and in an unprecedented move Athletico again made history , becoming the first club to introduce the £1 pork pie . |