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 . |