Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [art] next few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Wages did not rise in proportion , and by the Spring of 1795 there was the extensive distress and threat of mass starvation which led , in May , to the infamous meeting of the magistrates at Speenhamland in Berkshire , an event which would have such an impact on poor-law provision for the next few decades .
2 We expect BP Exploration 's production to remain broadly at 1992 's level for the next few years and then to rise after 1995 .
3 State employees will trap and shoot up to 75 per cent of the wolves in a region southwest of Fairbanks and keep numbers to that level for the next few years .
4 Most of the poems Wordsworth contributed to the Lyrical Ballads were completed in an astonishing burst of creativity during the next few weeks , and drew their inspiration largely from his immediate surroundings at Holford and Alfoxden .
5 Can you imitate an academic ? — like not washing or changing your shirt for the next few days … ? ’
6 She had enough money for the next few days , and she was n't hungry yet .
7 ‘ Will you pretend to be my girlfriend for the next few months ? ’
8 Tordjman expects software products to grow faster this year than engineering and systems integration , but he would like to maintain the same division of revenue for the next few years .
9 So that means until we 've heard from , one of them , we ca n't sort of ascertain finally the , the , the programme for the next few weeks .
10 ‘ Look , Cand , are you going to tell me what the heck you 're talking about , or do I have to play riddle-me-ree for the next few hours ? ’
11 In fact , it was no longer a glagolitic institution , as Cyrillic had replaced glagolitic in most of Dalmatia south of Split by the fifteenth century , and Cyrillic was in its turn replaced by the Latin script during the next few centuries .
12 ‘ They wo n't give you any grief in the next few days , ’ he said .
13 He is also planning to run in the Newcastle to South Shields half marathon within the next few months .
14 The remaining members will be balloted on strike action within the next few days .
15 Mr Clark said legislation ensuring re-inspection could come into force within the next few years and he warned that it could result in hotels being prosecuted if they contravened their Fire Certificates .
16 Balancing the books is going to be tricky … going on recent balance sheets around three million pounds will be needed up front to pay off debts and buy the Maxwell family shares … and then presumably more money will have to be invested to beat off losses of fifteen thousand pounds a week … the club 's managing director Pat McGeough is hoping to do a deal within the next few days … its not simple … its not clear cut … but for the first time win weeks United are confident about the future
17 OIL-company Amerada Hess is said to be about to announce job losses at its Aberdeen HQ within the next few weeks .
18 From Letters to Small Packets or Printed Papers , you will find the best service for your international mail in the next few pages .
19 It has a majority of just 16 in the 630-seat lower house but Mr Amato is expected to call a fresh confidence vote in the next few days to prove he still has parliamentary approval .
20 This news provided ample scope for gossip in the next few days .
21 Against that , Labour in the person of Harold Wilson had a more widely respected leader then it has now , and many experienced Tory canvassers are convinced that thousands of former Tory voters who are now thinking of defecting will gloomily return to the Tory fold within the next few days as they come face to face with the possible reality of a Kinnock government .
22 After the World Cup draw at the weekend , which paired teams to play in Sardinia , the Football Association chief executive , Mr Graham Kelly , spoke with his Dutch counterpart and said there would be close liaison in the next few months .
23 THE war of words over the £4.5m repair bill for a crumbling leisure centre is set to end in court action in the next few weeks .
24 The transitions mentioned above are envisaged to become ‘ standard development ’ for expert systems in aircraft maintenance in the next few years .
25 There are four too with German clubs in the Bundesliga second and third divisions while the top local is 19-year-old striker Eimantas Poderis of the leading club Zhalgiras Vilnius who is expected to be transferred to a German club within the next few months .
26 We prove it to them by demonstrating that the money we need for research and investment over the next few years is in place .
27 Superintendent if any other information had come to light over the next few hours would you have reconsidered the matter ?
28 He likes Elland Road , he 's built up a squad that looks like it could develop into a REAL force over the next few years & he 'd be mad to leave for a job where he has a competition every 2 years/a draw 's a bad result/and nobody likes him !
29 Though the move could help to speed up investment in a few large projects , there were fears last night that the sudden change in the offshore tax system could hit the bulk of the smaller oil and gas projects which were expected to provide most of the work for the offshore supply industry over the next few years .
30 As I watched the den over the next few days , I began to appreciate the set pattern of this mink 's activity .
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