Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] [prep] the [num ord] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Competitively , snooker has until the last few years been confined to Britain and its old Commonwealth , but there have always been a few tables in the Far East , catering for the needs of expats . |
| 2 | Mr Beregovoy is expected to approve proposals for a Gallic form of personal equity plans in the next few weeks which would allow French investors up to £60,000 worth of shares each , free of dividend and capital gains tax . |
| 3 | Her whole future depends on the next few moments ! |
| 4 | In line with other insurance companies , the group announced lower bonus rates for its life assurance and pensions schemes in response to poorer investment returns over the last few years . |
| 5 | It is not always possible to answer post by return , or to return telephone calls within the next few minutes . |
| 6 | ‘ A lot of shareholders have turned down generous takeover bids over the last few years and have regretted it , ’ he said . |
| 7 | Fifteenth- and sixteenth-century maiolica has in the last few years returned to popularity ( the recent exhibition of the maiolica collections of the Metropolitan Museum was regularly crowded , to the amazement of Met officials ) , though most of its present day collectors are Italian . |
| 8 | The knockout competition begins in the next few weeks with the ultimate winners standing to collect £5,000 , plus a trophy and medals . |
| 9 | I suppose a lot depends on the next few games though |
| 10 | The training tempo increases over the next few weeks … as cox and crew alike attempt to learn all they can about the famous course . |
| 11 | We need to continue to pray that our financial needs will be met as the project progresses over the next few years . |
| 12 | Exploration drilling in 1992 resulted in a string of successes which will lead to significant production increases in the next few years . |