Example sentences of "[num ord] few [noun pl] of [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Children may be given tetanus vaccination in the first few weeks of life and its importance is underlined by its inclusion in the primary recommended vaccination schedules which begins at two months . |
| 2 | There is especially favourable treatment for partnerships in their first few years of trading and , similarly , special rules apply when a ‘ cessation ’ occurs . |
| 3 | Walnut was used for the bodies and necks during the first few years of production but later Gibson switched to mahogany as this proved to be a more stable material , with less material wastage during the timber selection procedure . |
| 4 | There is the ever-tightening noose in the last few years of Thatcherism and all its implications . |
| 5 | Everything was apparently under control until the last few seconds of flight and he was so busy trying to sort it out that fear had no time to grow . |
| 6 | These drawings were always made between the last few days of August and the end of October . |
| 7 | They were relaxed , joking amongst themselves ; it was a relief to be on a march where they did n't expect trouble after the last few weeks of demonstrations and violence . |