Example sentences of "for [art] [num ord] few [noun pl] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | He walked barefoot around the reception building , on the new tarmac for the first few strides and then onto the beaten earth pathway that would lead to the back , his flashlight beam ranging over the ground as he moved . |
| 2 | As a full stomach makes it even harder for a baby with RDS to breathe he was n't able to feed for the first few days and relied on the drip . |
| 3 | She 'd lived without carpets for the first few weeks and it had been nearly a year before she 'd been able to ditch her old and undersized curtains . |
| 4 | This was in excess of 10% for the first few months and was over 20% in some parts of Wales . |
| 5 | The relief of escaping from his company was so intense that she felt as if she 'd been wired up to an electric charge for the last few hours and someone had finally taken pity on her and turned off the power . |
| 6 | Modigliani moved in to be with her for the last few days and at the end of November Jeanne entered the Nice Maternity Hospital . |
| 7 | He was conscious on admission , explained he had felt unwell for the last few days and had intended seeing a doctor today . |
| 8 | Philip , who is to take his A Levels this summer , has been studying at Repton for the last few months and will join the Academy in August , two months after Zara arrives at the Academy 's Hemel Hempstead base . |
| 9 | I have n't been happy for the last few months and when an old girlfriend asked me out I went along and enjoyed myself . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've been fed up for the last few years and people have been telling me I am in danger of wasting my time . |
| 11 | Cornwall has kept the Championship flag flying for the last few years and has continued to emphasise my own view that such a competition could have an important place . |
| 12 | Such an event normally takes us to Dartmoor or Exmoor , has run on the same basis for the last few years and is planned to the last minute — so why the meeting ? |
| 13 | Maureen has n't worked for the last few years and she 's ill herself , she 's got hepatitis B. |
| 14 | ‘ I suggest that we try to put our differences aside for the next few hours and get on with the business at hand . ’ |
| 15 | She 'll be busy with photographers and fittings for the next few days and I 'll join her after the show . ’ |
| 16 | There are many exciting new product launches planned for the next few months and the prospects for 1991 look very good . |
| 17 | We expect BP Exploration 's production to remain broadly at 1992 's level for the next few years and then to rise after 1995 . |