Example sentences of "[adv] during [art] [adj] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I kept my fingers crossed figuratively during the first few months of our acquaintance that neither of us would be sent elsewhere on a permanent posting — permanent until demob , that is — because I had seen quite a few promising romances nipped in the bud by one or the other partner being whipped away by the unfeeling powers-that-be , and when a relationship is developing you do need a few weeks of togetherness to allow it to mature . |
| 2 | The estate and the businesses in Bradford have been allowed to run down during the last few years , while my father was not well . |
| 3 | Because something has come to my mind only during the past few days , when I learnt that the Gipsy Working Party by five votes to four had recommended that the Rockhill site go forward for consultation . |
| 4 | On behalf of the 400 men from Sherwood who work at Gedling , I thank my hon. Friend for his endless time and effort , not only during the past few weeks but over years , to keep that colliery open . |
| 5 | However , some women feel more keen , especially during the middle few months . |
| 6 | It is most frequently found in sexually active women from their late teens to early thirties and is particularly common in pregnancy , especially during the first few months . |
| 7 | Some of our final year students who were soon to be ordained , feeling the need for some kind of support system , especially during the first few years of ministry , decided to create their own cells . |
| 8 | For many years the only Medau teacher in those parts , she has been particularly concerned , especially during the last few years , with classes for the elderly and handicapped , and has been a pioneer in getting Medau accepted as a suitable retraining system for stroke victims . |
| 9 | The full benefits will come through during the next few years . |
| 10 | for most of it , but not during the last few days |
| 11 | The irony of her situation struck her several times over during the following few days . |
| 12 | In an interview with William Hardcastle on BBC Radio 4 's ‘ The World This Weekend ’ , the text of which was published in the Irish News on 7 October , Craig introduced two themes which were to be repeated over and over during the next few days . |
| 13 | According to official statistics , between 1980 and 1987 30 million primary and middle-school ‘ dropouts ’ had been recorded with the numbers rising more rapidly during the previous few years ( CD 7.12. 88 ) . |
| 14 | If we 've not answered your question in this programme , I shall be writing to you directly during the next few days . |
| 15 | Although The Art Newspaper has written extensively during the last few months about the problems the international art trade will be facing in just over half a year from now , I nevertheless want to bring to your attention some other serious difficulties which the art market will have to confront , issues which are quite separate from the general economic malaise affecting business at the moment . |
| 16 | Most of them had visited the invalid often during the past few months , marvelling at his gallant spirit and his unfailing good temper . |
| 17 | Rain said : ‘ I found out during the last few days . |
| 18 | It is not surprising , therefore , that incomes have dropped severely during the last few years , with the result that we are now beginning to see signs of dereliction . |
| 19 | However , the claims of the majority of those seeking asylum here during the past few years — and of the cases that we have determined — were unfounded in United Nations convention terms . |
| 20 | You will have to change and dry the blotting paper frequently during the next few days , so either take a good stock with you , or carefully remove one sheet at a time and iron it dry before replacing it . |
| 21 | Cutting down on your drinking , even during the last few months of your pregnancy , will help your baby to be healthy at birth . |
| 22 | Mares with a tendency to filled legs will suffer more when in foal , particularly during the last few weeks of pregnancy . |
| 23 | Fortunately during the first few months of our marriage Bernard , how shall I put it , practised asceticism — I had no chance of getting pregnant , or very little , and after that he was converted to Marxism , and though we were at it all the time for years , he stood over me daily to make sure I ingested a contraceptive chemical . |
| 24 | Once or twice during the next few days Bathsheba saw Troy working in her hayfields . |
| 25 | I should like to put to my hon. Friend the Minister one or two points which , due to his courtesy , I have been able to discuss with him briefly during the past few days . |
| 26 | Many offenders had died in the mean time , and the sheriff failed to produce others , so that the sessions were adjourned time and time again during the next few years . |
| 27 | Given that suspended particulates have been the subject of pollution control policies dating back to the nineteenth century , it is not surprising that total emissions and average urban concentrations of particulates have decreased markedly during the past few decades . |
| 28 | That is why during the next few weeks we shall be embarked on considering the extent to which we can change it to the benefit of all . |
| 29 | This is not to denigrate what the Six did achieve economically and politically during the first few years of the organisation . |