Example sentences of "of [art] [num ord] few [noun] have " in BNC.

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1	‘ The economic system of the last few decades has failed , ’ he said .
2	All the emotional turmoil and excitement of the outbreak of war , all the long drawn out details of my training , the thrills of flying and the fear of death , all the bustle and anticipation of the last few days had ended in this , in my standing alone on a slushy path in the late afternoon with absolutely nothing whatever to do .
3	Tina was absolutely furious now , but the extraordinary events of the last few days had increased Jack 's confidence and he refused to be put off .
4	He felt suddenly light , as though the burden of the last few days had suddenly lifted from his shoulders .
5	The events of the last few days had made Charles forget about Jacqui 's flat being done over , but inside it the evidence was all too clear .
6	Josh Cornock was telling me the big tides of the last few days have brought the elvers down .
7	In general , however , Haycocks III has been regarded as the least important of the three reports and the difficult financial climate of the last few years has meant that its recommendations have been given a low priority .
8	The house price collapse of the last few years has been a terrible dose of cold turkey for the home owning classes , but has it been a long enough agony to drive out the idea that there 's something inherently beneficial about rising house prices .
9	Perhaps one of the most important developments of the last few years has been a steady but widespread trend towards protectionism .
10	The hot summers and mild winters of the last few years have added several of more unusual colonisers .
11	Currently places within airlines are few and far between , but virtually all employable aircrew made jobless by the airline failures of the last few years have found new positions , although not always within the UK .
12	Each of the next few slides has the same format .

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