Example sentences of "for the first few [noun pl] i " in BNC.
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1 | Well for the first few days I found enough energy to take an occasional dip in the pool and play a leisurely game of bowls . |
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 | For the first few weeks I was seldom off the toilet bowl myself . |
4 | For the first few weeks I enjoyed being able to go out at the weekends , to buy trendy clothes and other things that I did not really need or appreciate . |
5 | For the first few years I rested my chin on the concrete wall separating the spectators from the players and saw many wondrous things . |
6 | For the first few years I romped to cover up the new loneliness . |
7 | I was never out of that for the first few years I was saved , I was always getting in there , confessing my sins . |
8 | For the first few months I was just having it now and again and then I was having a bit more . |
9 | Yes , oh Rocket , for the first few months I had him , after he was rescued , and he was so protective of me , because I 'd given him a good home and never , never hit him in the face . |