Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] for the [num ord] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It says a great deal for Saxon resilience that the Sussex settlements do not seem to have reverted to wholesale waste , and the pressure was greatly liked in 1017 when Cnut was elected king of England and the country passed under a Scandinavian aegis for the next half century or so . |
| 2 | ‘ I have interesting plans for the next few centuries . |
| 3 | This part of Enfield has those yellow sodium lamps that have that delicate rosy glow for the first few minutes after they are switched on . |
| 4 | Parents , on duty in turn , kept the egg warm and brooded the tiny chick for the first few days after hatching . |
| 5 | Every August or early September for the last few years I have been lucky enough to receive a present of ripe mulberries from a magnificent old tree in the garden of Rainham Hall in Essex . |
| 6 | The ideal is to leave the ground balanced on the main wheel , and to hold a constant attitude for the first few feet of the launch while the aircraft gains height and speed . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Although weak , the baby was basically healthy , but she had to be kept in intensive care for the first few weeks . |
| 9 | However , he has to take a complete rest for the next few weeks . |
| 10 | I have a busy schedule for the next few days , so I may not be in touch . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | I 've been reading the fucking Bible for the last few days . |
| 13 | They put me in an isolated pit for the first few weeks . |
| 14 | There are even techniques for mirroring the other person 's non-verbal behaviours for the first few minutes of meeting them , and then testing whether rapport has been established by changing your visual behaviours to see whether the other person will reciprocate by mirroring yours . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Perhaps he will be able to get the best out of Springbok centre Faffa Knoetze who has been battling with injury and actuarial exams for the last few seasons . |