Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] 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 ‘ 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 . ’
5 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 .
6 She had enough money for the next few days , and she was n't hungry yet .
7 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 ?
8 They took the same tube for the first few stops .
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