Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [adj] few [noun pl] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He walked barefoot around the reception building , on the new tarmac for the first few strides and then onto the beaten earth pathway that would lead to the back , his flashlight beam ranging over the ground as he moved . |
| 2 | As a full stomach makes it even harder for a baby with RDS to breathe he was n't able to feed for the first few days and relied on the drip . |
| 3 | She 'd lived without carpets for the first few weeks and it had been nearly a year before she 'd been able to ditch her old and undersized curtains . |
| 4 | A sympathetic doctor may help and so will friends and family ready to give support and put up with unreasonable behaviour for the first few weeks or more . |
| 5 | This was in excess of 10% for the first few months and was over 20% in some parts of Wales . |
| 6 | After all , it 's served you well for the past few hours and may now be looking forward to you treating it . |
| 7 | He could not explain it , but his putting had gone to pieces for the past few months and he was missing shots which formerly he would have holed with ease . |
| 8 | Luck had been on Cassie 's side up until now , for Stephanie had been working in Germany for the past few weeks and this circumstance had removed the necessity of proffering an invitation ; with , of course , the desirable Martin in attendance . |
| 9 | He has played in Sicily for the past few years and has decided to renew his contract . |
| 10 | The relief of escaping from his company was so intense that she felt as if she 'd been wired up to an electric charge for the last few hours and someone had finally taken pity on her and turned off the power . |
| 11 | Modigliani moved in to be with her for the last few days and at the end of November Jeanne entered the Nice Maternity Hospital . |
| 12 | He was conscious on admission , explained he had felt unwell for the last few days and had intended seeing a doctor today . |
| 13 | Philip , who is to take his A Levels this summer , has been studying at Repton for the last few months and will join the Academy in August , two months after Zara arrives at the Academy 's Hemel Hempstead base . |
| 14 | I have n't been happy for the last few months and when an old girlfriend asked me out I went along and enjoyed myself . |
| 15 | ‘ I 've been fed up for the last few years and people have been telling me I am in danger of wasting my time . |
| 16 | Cornwall has kept the Championship flag flying for the last few years and has continued to emphasise my own view that such a competition could have an important place . |
| 17 | Such an event normally takes us to Dartmoor or Exmoor , has run on the same basis for the last few years and is planned to the last minute — so why the meeting ? |
| 18 | Maureen has n't worked for the last few years and she 's ill herself , she 's got hepatitis B. |
| 19 | ‘ I suggest that we try to put our differences aside for the next few hours and get on with the business at hand . ’ |
| 20 | She 'll be busy with photographers and fittings for the next few days and I 'll join her after the show . ’ |
| 21 | There are many exciting new product launches planned for the next few months and the prospects for 1991 look very good . |
| 22 | It was a matter of time , most steps had been taken , ‘ We are leaving St-Jean to avoid talk ; we shall have to be reasonably discreet for the next few months or so . ’ |
| 23 | Success followed success for the next few years but no races were held in 1888 and 1890 and the revival in 1891 was the beginning of another era with new builders entering the field although Lee 's still took an interest in events for in 1900 their steamboat " Lee " dressed overall took 80 members of the firm to see the Medway Barge Race . |
| 24 | We expect BP Exploration 's production to remain broadly at 1992 's level for the next few years and then to rise after 1995 . |
| 25 | Fear had been at its pitch during the first few hours and days . |
| 26 | It is not known whether or not he ever returned to visit his mother during the first few years but it is certainly true that , latterly , he was not back in the county for many years . |
| 27 | Breast milk , the best milk for such babies or for those who have had to undergo an operation during the first few days or weeks of life , is collected from mothers of healthy babies who have more than enough to satisfy their needs . |
| 28 | Considerable progress has been made in improving air quality in the United States during the past few decades but greater improvement is still needed ( figure 8.13 ) . |
| 29 | Many manufacturing industries have been destocking during the past few years but now that is slowing down . |
| 30 | Having liquidated one in four employees during the past few years and having promised to treat its workforce to more of the same during 1993 , IBM should have surprised no one by investing some of the money it has presumably saved in an organisation formed by the people who produced the most recent Terminator film . |