Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] the [num ord] few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No diet is easy and I found the first few days hard , but by the end of the first week my skin became clearer , my nails grew stronger and my hair was healthy and shining . |
| 2 | I spent the next few days talking to Cabinet colleagues — all of whom shared my view that the demand was preposterous — and then went to see the Prime Minister . |
| 3 | I know this to my cost as I spent the next few days discovering which Stain Devil cleaning stick was needed to remove most of my portion from Sunil 's white bathroom carpet . |
| 4 | I saw the last few minutes of the game when I got back from the pub last night and was amazed to hear some commentator say ‘ Manchester United have n't lost at home in the European Cup for 37 years ’ . |
| 5 | Mind you , I think the last few years they they 'd sort of erm relaxed a bit more |
| 6 | We both started to laugh as I had the last few words on the subject . |
| 7 | On the way home through Canada I wrote the first few chapters of a book about my views on the tour . |
| 8 | I drink the last few drops of water from my flask . |
| 9 | Then a stitch stabbed my ribs and forced me to walk the next few yards . |
| 10 | Tenderly , she laid the first few bundles in the pail and sat back on her heels , blackened fingers curled , like a housewife waiting for the stove to light . |
| 11 | I notice now , lately it , er you know the last few years some of the things you used to get as a treat abroad and now here |
| 12 | Yet she dreaded the next few hours . |
| 13 | She managed the next few hours without any problems — Marc seemed to be busy . |
| 14 | Bernice shivered inside her coat as she ran the last few feet to the stones . |
| 15 | She ran the last few yards and was breathing heavily , but more out of anxiety than exhaustion . |
| 16 | Although this may be unwelcome , particularly if you are very fond of the place in which you live , the alternative may be that you spend the next few years in a state of anxiety and misery because of money worries . |
| 17 | These days , more and more people are asking me , ‘ Mr Punch , how can we survive the next few years ? ’ |
| 18 | At TODAY , we hope the next few days will bring you peace and joy . |
| 19 | The British commander , Brigadier Andrew Cumming , 45 , said : ‘ This is a great boost for morale as we enter the last few furlongs of the first Operation Grapple tour . ’ |
| 20 | And that she could n't stop thinking about him now was infuriating , never mind that the thoughts were angry ones and not the sloppy , sentimental stuff that had made her weep the first few nights after she 'd left Rome . |
| 21 | They spent the next few minutes getting themselves and the canoe off the water . |
| 22 | People very kindly took her under their wing , explained the rules , explained the dangers of unexpected holes , and then encouraged her to spend the next few hours crawling into and under wet gorse bushes . |
| 23 | Noel Whelan had a very impressive first half ; I 'd be happy to see him start the next few matches . |
| 24 | He says the last few months have been some of the driest since records began . |
| 25 | He ripped the last few berries off their bush , swallowed them in one gulp , and surveyed the mess he had made with satisfaction . |
| 26 | He spent the next few minutes wondering how much more of Henri 's ungiven advice he would be following . |
| 27 | He watched the first few matches tee off , then joined the trickle of early spectators following the Red route round the course . |
| 28 | When the studio manager asked him to say something to check the microphone levels , he recited the first few lines of The Wreck of the Deutschland with appropriate gestures . |
| 29 | He scaled the last few stairs in a spastic fashion , but reached the top flight as he heard the voiders ' soles at the bottom . |
| 30 | He looked briefly at his son as he said the last few words , conscious that the boy was watching everything . |