Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [prep] [art] [adj] few " in BNC.

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1 So many people give up because , after the elation of seeing the pounds fall off in the first few days , they lose heart when weight loss slows down .
2 The makers of mains signalling equipment hope that business will grow rapidly in the next few years .
3 There seems to the writer little doubt that unemployment due to automation will grow steadily over the next few decades , perhaps centuries , and in the end it is likely to reach a very high figure , say ninety per cent of the labour force , unless radical changes are made in the present pattern of working .
4 ‘ The broadcasting environment will change dramatically in the next few years as new channels and broadcasters emerge in the commercial sector .
5 ‘ The broadcasting environment will change dramatically in the next few years as new channels and broadcasters emerge in the commercial sector .
6 ‘ France will go under in the next few days .
7 Tom King , the Environment Secretary , will announce whether the plan will go ahead within the next few months .
8 The full benefits will come through during the next few years .
9 I was a little disappointed it had not been there , but I was quite sure he would write again in the next few days .
10 I wanted to just pop away over the first few for him to get his confidence .
11 SCIAF has been supporting income-generation schemes for AIDS sufferers in Uganda as well as training and counselling , and it is expected that demands for assistance with AlDS-related projects will increase substantially in the next few years .
12 Future capital expenditure will therefore reduce substantially from peak 1992 levels and revenues from new production will increase considerably over the next few years .
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