Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [prep] the [num ord] few " in BNC.

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1 I expect Sinbad feels that as I 'm in the last few months of my final year , she 'd better pack me with as much experience as possible before I get whisked away to act staff nurse in some ward .
2 This is how they were in the first few games of the season .
3 Those people whose names you 've just , you 've given me their details from , could I ask you er if the next time you see them if it 's within the next few days or certainly erm if , if you could over the next day or two give them a ring just to let them know that I do intend to contact them , I 'll probably contact them within the next week or so .
4 It is during the first few months in particular that these sorts of activities can affect the developing foetus , producing babies that may be premature , and with a low birth weight .
5 It is after the first few years in employment that the profiles diverge dramatically and again the male/female contrast is vivid .
6 It was over the next few years that he started to produce his finest work .
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