Example sentences of "the [noun] for the [num ord] [det] " in BNC.

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1 She died in 1850 , having been allowed to leave the convent for the last few months of her life to be nursed by her sisters .
2 They 're only in the shops for the next few weeks , so do try one now .
3 Trading profits in the communications division were more than double the figure for the first half year thanks to the cost control programme .
4 So that means until we 've heard from , one of them , we ca n't sort of ascertain finally the , the , the programme for the next few weeks .
5 The plan for the next few years is to implement the strategy by significant additional investment in staff and equipment and the internal networking of buildings .
6 The CNAA could not establish boards for every subject component of degrees in education , and in the event for the first few years the Committee for Education , using a range of specialist panels in support , itself carried out the validation work .
7 The deal , said by sources to be ‘ very valuable to Pyramid , ’ will also allow ICL to OEM the company 's high-end MIServer ES machines — this follows on from an informal Pyramid-ICL sales teaming that has been operating in the UK for the last few months .
8 This chapter has prepared the ground for the next few chapters which deal with the development of the euro.currency markets .
9 That set the pattern for the next few days .
10 Cook the rice as indicated on the packet and cook the frozen petits pois with the rice for the last few minutes .
11 The bad news is revealed partly by the results for the first half year and partly by the company 's prediction that its borrowings will only be down to half shareholders ' funds even at the end-of-year low point after the Christmas rush .
12 Who do you turn to when you know you have to replace a member of staff who has to be kept in ignorance of the situation for the next few weeks ?
13 The forecast for the next few days was good , and I hoped the fine weather held for Eric 's arrival .
14 Christina saw Edward about the hotel for the next few days .
15 Prince Charles argued that they should be brought up initially by Mabel Anderson , his childhood nanny , and then a governess employed to educate the boys for the first few years in the privacy of Kensington Palace .
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