Example sentences of "[adj] during [art] [num ord] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tony said he had felt happier after discharge from hospital and that his father had been less critical and more supportive during the last few days . |
| 2 | Fees for the session 1992/93 will be approximately £195 for the day classes and £171 for evening classes payable during the first few weeks of the course . |
| 3 | Fees for the session 1992/93 will be approximately £98 — payable during the first few weeks of the course . |
| 4 | It was a fact that quite easily became disheartening during the first few months of captivity . |
| 5 | I wish that we had been able during the last few months to persuade our European colleagues that we are not arguing just for a narrow British position . |
| 6 | Mary Ann was blind during the last few years of her life , and it had the quite understandable effect of making her very emotional ; she only had one set of grandchildren , and she made such a fuss of them : ‘ My Siddy ’ , she would say , as she stroked her young grandson 's cheek with tears in her eyes . |
| 7 | This is especially important during the first few weeks of pregnancy when you might not even know you are pregnant . |
| 8 | For some , homesickness is so bad during the first few months that they have no alternative but to go back home again . |