Example sentences of "[det] [noun] for the [num ord] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | State employees will trap and shoot up to 75 per cent of the wolves in a region southwest of Fairbanks and keep numbers to that level for the next few years . |
| 2 | He 's been active with me in this issue for the last few years , ’ the MP announced . |
| 3 | I expect to see us dominating this event for the next few years . ’ |
| 4 | And I 'll get my accountant to chase your vendor 's elusive accountant and get some figures for the last few months . |
| 5 | ‘ They 're currently assisting with an inquiry that 's been giving the police quite a few headaches for the last few months . ’ |
| 6 | I intend to keep the fry in a number of these nets for the first few weeks of their lives and feed them on newly hatched brine shrimp . |
| 7 | ‘ We 're going to be close to each other for the next few days , perhaps longer , and I refuse to keep calling you Miss Adams ; Claudia is a charming name . ’ |
| 8 | However , as we shall have to live with each other for the next few months in an electioneering atmosphere , I refer hon. Members to ’ Erskine May ’ on moderation in language . |
| 9 | I 've given him an anti-tetanus injection and told him not to shave over those scratches for the next few days . ’ |
| 10 | She had enough money for the next few days , and she was n't hungry yet . |
| 11 | 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 ? |
| 12 | They took the same tube for the first few stops . |