Example sentences of "and [prep] the [adj] few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had his eyes closed , and for the first few moments Belinda kept hers open , so she could see in extreme close-up the blurred crescents of his dark lashes resting on the smoothly tanned skin of his cheeks . |
| 2 | The teachers were very helpful and caring , and for the first few days I thought I was getting on quite well with my new classmates . |
| 3 | Throughout the field investigation there will obviously be exchanges of information between the engineering , operational , flight recorder and pathological investigators , and for the first few days at least there will be regular meetings for mutual consultation at the end of each day 's work . |
| 4 | He 'd been making some records but they were n't successful and for the first few weeks after I 'd met him and decided to work with him , I was listening to songs that he 'd written , and was in the process of writing , and came to the conclusion that he was not essentially a singles artist . |
| 5 | So he decides to be cautious and for the first few laps , he just sits and waits . |
| 6 | With Lindsey 's Corsair being the only one of its type in Europe , airshow organisers had to approach him if they wanted a Corsair in their flying display , and for the first few years John Allison and Lindsey flew all over Europe with the aircraft . |
| 7 | For many years , both in the days of glassfibre and for the first few years of plastic , there was little variety in the shape of boats in general recreational use . |
| 8 | Cinestra offers a regular training programme , and for the past few years has operated a highly successful bursary scheme for new video makers which also offers practical production experience for the women they train . |
| 9 | And for the past few months , I 've been reading Viz. |
| 10 | Rachel Sims ( Mrs Miller ) is still serving with the Metropolitan Police Force , and for the last few years had been at the rank of inspector , until recently holding the post of Staff Officer to the Deputy Assistant Commissioner in charge of the North West London . |
| 11 | It was near the end of August , and for the last few days it had been like high summer . |
| 12 | But for some reason , Tina had adopted him in her rough , kindly way , and for the last few months school life had been bearable . |
| 13 | I was conscious soon after , and for the next few hours was in a state of half-sleeping , half-waking , yet aware of the presence of a pretty young nurse , perhaps Thai or Korean , who alternated between giving me sips of water and jabbing a needle in my bum . |
| 14 | Marilla agreed , and for the next few days Anne planned what she would put in her cake . |
| 15 | The harvest had started , everyone else was out in the fields , afraid it would rain , and for the next few days Libby and George joined in , stooking and carrying sheaves which they could seldom get to balance . |
| 16 | But it was not now so easy to get rid of Anselm : he refused either to comply with Henry 's demand or leave the country , and for the next few weeks he lived quietly on his manors . |
| 17 | No. 1–20 passed into the hands of London Transport and for the next few months continued to work as before . |
| 18 | When Mary I married Philip of Spain she decreed they ruled England jointly , and for the next few years until Elizabeth came to the throne the following strange convention was adopted for recording their regnal years : On 17 March 1649 the monarchy was abolished and during the period until parliamentary government was overtaken by the Restoration , English official documents were dated by the year of grace . |
| 19 | To elude Khomeinis avenging angels , Behbehanian went underground and for the next few years lived incognito at the homes of various friend , particularly in Switzerland . |
| 20 | In 1830 Artis returned to Castor and for the next few years divided his time between his business interests in Doncaster and small-scale excavations at Castor . |
| 21 | He felt estranged from his father and his new family , and for the next few years was back and forth between Cairo and Alexandria living with his uncles and attending different schools . |
| 22 | The oligosaccharides have been found to be particularly concentrated in colostrum — the thick , creamy pre-milk that is produced by the breasts in late pregnancy and during the first few days after birth before the breastmilk proper comes in . |
| 23 | That their father 's death must be a relief to her elder sister was obvious , for Major O'Brien had been hopelessly paralysed for years , and during the last few months of his life had been unable to speak . |
| 24 | There will now be a much shorter time delay until the next bee comes and during the next few hours lots of bees , all from the same hive as the original discoverer , will visit the food source . |
| 25 | In June 1933 Edward gave a birthday party for Wallis , and during the next few months he visited the Simpsons ' flat in London almost every day . |
| 26 | So if you need any help , a ‘ Come and Try It Day ’ , publicity , help with facilities etc. contact your Regional Rep. ( see Jan 1982 Q.T. Notes ) She is already in contact with the regional Sports Council and during the next few months will be preparing an overall programme for the whole Region . |
| 27 | The manuscript , however , was not entirely ready for publication , " and during the next few weeks Nietzsche submitted it to a final revision . |
| 28 | Grugel wanted more money and during the next few weeks made further threats . |
| 29 | One of the features of that day will be a series of mini- lecturers on just about every conceivable subject , and during the next few Ideas In Action programmes I shall be talking to some of the lecturers about their topics , hopefully whetting your appetites sufficiently to want to join us on that day to hear more . |
| 30 | One of the features of the day will be a series of mini-lectures on just about every conceivable subject , and during the next few Ideas in Action programmes , I shall be talking to some of the lecturers about their topics and , hopefully , whetting your appetites sufficiently to want to join us on June the fourteenth to hear more . |