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

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1 DEC claims its UK workstation business will grow at a compound annual rate of 2% or 3% for the next few years , and ambitiously predicts its will overhaul Sun to become market leader by 1995/96 .
2 A public road threads a delightful passage through woodlands in the company of river and loch for the first few miles , ending at a car park from which further progress is possible only by walking — and further progress should certainly be made .
3 It 's been Huey , George , Ralph and Bert for the last few days , liquid laffs ahoy .
4 Gloucester , which saw active service in the Gulf War , will monitor traffic to and from Serbia and Montenegro for the next few months .
5 She 'll be busy with photographers and fittings for the next few days and I 'll join her after the show . ’
6 ‘ Your main priority is to get to know the city as quickly as possible , so we 'll be acting mainly as back-up for the first few days .
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