Example sentences of "in the first few [noun pl] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | In the first few hours following fertilisation , the embryo is not particularly tolerant of high temperatures but , by the next day , its tolerance appears somehow to have increased . |
2 | In the first few lines there pervades a sense of darkness as the train is on the brink of her voyage . |
3 | Owners have to be especially vigilant in the first few moments when the dogs are brought back together , and while they settle down to rest . |
4 | The tackle he made in the first few minutes when Giggs was straight through on Beeny must be enough to get him Young Player of the Year . |
5 | In the first few months when I came out of the Navy I 'd tried my hand at a couple of things , and then my mother phoned me up one day and said there 's this job going at Drogo . |
6 | In the first few months more than 3,000 pounds was raised . |