Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] the [adj] few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To become an agent , these social secretaries simply have to reverse their roles with the agents who have been selling them acts for the previous few years . |
| 2 | The Relieving Officer for East Greenwich , however , favoured giving relief to widows for the first few weeks after their husband 's death , but after that he believed some of the children should be taken into the workhouse , because he considered that an able-bodied widow should work . |
| 3 | ‘ I have interesting plans for the next few centuries . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The British Antarctic Survey ( BAS ) received a public rebuke last week from the government 's financial watchdog for its handling of several capital projects during the past few years . |
| 6 | My hon. Friend has just referred to the car industry 's exports during the past few years , and especially this year , which reflect the quality of the product and the improvements in manufacturing technology . |
| 7 | Walnut was used for the bodies and necks during the first few years of production but later Gibson switched to mahogany as this proved to be a more stable material , with less material wastage during the timber selection procedure . |
| 8 | We acclimatise with shorter trips for the first few days , then split for free sailing , meeting up for a couple of days to brief for another long session of free sailing . |
| 9 | They 're only in the shops for the next few weeks , so do try one now . |
| 10 | Li Yuan sat there a moment longer , thinking over the satisfactions of the last few days , recollecting the great feeling of ch'i , of pure energy , he had experienced in dealing with these matters . |
| 11 | Josh Cornock was telling me the big tides of the last few days have brought the elvers down . |
| 12 | After reading some of the criticisms from readers in the past few months I felt that it was about time I wrote in . |
| 13 | The young members section has come on in leaps and bounds in the last few years . |
| 14 | Mother Earth must be served , hence the explosion in ecology groups and Green Parties in the last few years . |
| 15 | However , because of the increased numbers of applicants applying to polytechnics in the past few years , it will most probably decide to implement such a scheme . |
| 16 | They are available by mail order at about £15 and will be in shops in the next few weeks . |
| 17 | I think we should give Fairclough a pat on the back for his performances in the last few games . |
| 18 | Our losses in the first few months of 1943 were rather harmful , and would have been very damaging to morale ; something happened about that time which affected me very deeply . |
| 19 | Some of the more broadly-based share indices have suffered sharper losses in the past few weeks and analysts believe the Dow could soon match these declines . |
| 20 | BRITISH National Party leaflets calling for the re-introduction of hanging and forced repatriation will be sent to thousands of homes in the next few weeks . |
| 21 | A spokesman said there had been several raids on homes in the past few days by sneak thieves . |
| 22 | We have been one of the foremost supporters of the United Nations , and the Government have played the prime role in enhancing the position of the United Nations in the past few years . |
| 23 | One such kennel is the Zarstøs Kennel , owned by Mr and Mrs L. and E. Anderson , who have produced some top winners in the last few years , the most famous of which is Int . |
| 24 | It is not clear if the Government 's tactics over the last few days are typical of the muddle that has beset it in recent months or if it is deliberately designed to throw its opponents into confusion . |
| 25 | Frankie Parks ' side 's performances over the past few weeks will be envied by Blues ' boss Trevor Anderson . |
| 26 | Hours went by as I dragged my legs over the next few miles . |
| 27 | Market makers have been running ‘ flat ’ trading books over the last few days to minimise their risk . |
| 28 | ‘ We have made very consistent efforts to brand Phaidon books over the last few years , putting the Phaidon name on the front and back of all our books as a brand image of quality , ’ he said . |
| 29 | Mr Major said that not only had the Budget extended the export credit guarantee scheme but : ‘ Mr Lamont has also cut premiums over the last few months by as much as 27 per cent to help exporters . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ If you are in quality stocks with strong balance sheets in less cyclical areas of the market you will do well in equities over the next few years . ’ |