Example sentences of "[be] [adv prt] [prep] the [num ord] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What we 've been through in the last few years has brought us a lot closer , and that 's part of the reason I 'm getting out of the rat race of international cricket … certainly for a few years , anyway . |
| 2 | Chairman John McBaine , passing sentence , labelled it a ‘ tragic case ’ , adding it was difficult to realise what suffering Lee had been through in the last few months . |
| 3 | ‘ I plan to be around over the next few weeks while we get this new image launched , and we expect you to be very visible . |
| 4 | Conference , we are all well aware of the terrific financial burden that this union has been under over the last few years . |
| 5 | Inevitably , months later , some actor will hiss , ‘ Heard you were in for the first half the other night , ’ prompting instant fabrication of husband having a miscarriage and mad cow disease in row F ) . |