Example sentences of "but [prep] [art] first few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 And er but er we got to know them eventually , but for the first few weeks , whilst we were in Devon , I think the five foreigners sort of got landed .
2 I was bound to get pregnant , but after the first few times , when I was really scared I thought " I 'll be lucky . "
3 But after the first few seconds , the rubbing was no longer painful .
4 But in the first few feet the delight of winter flying , even in an open cockpit , was apparent .
5 Condemnation was at once forthcoming from many politicians , but in the first few days after the murders Mr Kohl turned down invitations to appear on television , preferring to offer his denunciation from the pages of a newspaper .
6 Many beginners find it difficult , at first , to remember the Japanese phrases , but within the first few months of practice the language barrier begins to fade at a rapid rate .
7 But within the first few months of opening , the hotel was on target and , if anything , had underestimated its weekend business .
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