Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [prep] [art] [adj] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can be seen that when the theory of road use charging , which has been spoken of exhaustively over the last few years , is translated into practical application , many problems will arise . |
| 2 | The press immediately took the heat off Margaret Thatcher , went for Norman Tebbit and went for Edwina Currie , and I think that was a part of the success in the build up to the last election , because at a time when the pressure really was on the Prime Minister , like it was a couple of when in the last few months of Margaret Thatcher 's leadership , that 's what happened . |
| 3 | Only a day or two ago in The Times , a high academic figure was complaining that ‘ the nature of the demand for education , at least over the next few years , seems unlikely to correspond with any precision to the national need for more scientists and technologists ’ . |
| 4 | Only a few , largely of the younger members , consider that at least for the first few years after an election , the House as a whole should keep a wary eye on the government and seek to support or influence its policy irrespective of the line taken by the official Opposition . |
| 5 | when you start learning a language you are constantly collecting new words , so even if you have a computer and intend to use it for producing a dictionary you may still wish to have your vocabulary in a more accessible form than on a computer disk , at least for the first few months . |
| 6 | This further increased its authority and enabled it to keep control over events , at least for the next few months . |
| 7 | At least for the next few days , allow yourself to be more impulsive . |
| 8 | Prices for Vines 5.50 , which includes StreetTalk , remain unchanged , at least for the next few months . |
| 9 | the farmers will hope it holds off at least for the next few weeks . |