Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] for the [num ord] few " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Will you pretend to be my girlfriend for the next few months ? ’
2 I have been studeously avoiding doing my work for the last few hours .
3 I reckon I 'd hardly surface from my bunker for the first few days . ’
4 After the break-up with Hugh she had resolved to concentrate on her career for the next few years .
5 Harry had worked as tirelessly as his sister for the last few days ; now he sank down on to a stool beside his cannon out of sheer weakness , and began to weep at the thought of the wasted powder and the wasted water resulting from this misfortune .
6 The child is receiving his direct physical care from a carefully selected woman who will be his nurse-cum-mother for the next few years .
7 She did n't know whether to smile back or not , and she wondered what that expression had meant , and what had been going through his head for the last few miles .
8 Can you imitate an academic ? — like not washing or changing your shirt for the next few days … ? ’
9 They really run this hospital , and they 'll be running your life for the next few years . ’
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