Example sentences of "[adj] few [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And spokesman Trevor East admitted : ‘ It 's been a trying few days for us and we are very disappointed to miss out again . |
| 2 | It took only another few steps for Mait to come within range of the other bomb . |
| 3 | Judge Angus Stroyan QC said : ‘ This was no doubt an extremely unpleasant few seconds for the girl but really no more than a drunken antic . |
| 4 | The feel of Master Harry 's mallet in his hand , the way the heel of it swung in his palm , filled him with a fever of ambition and impatience , and he could not wait the threatened few days for the assay . |
| 5 | Ah well it 's a good few years for this . |
| 6 | ‘ In fact it 's been a great few weeks for me . |
| 7 | At the same time the appetite of those few readers for books in their category will not necessarily be any smaller than that of readers in a large interest category . |
| 8 | Even those with many advantages will have precious few opportunities for issuing commands with the expectation that they will actually be executed . |
| 9 | All this leaves precious few sectors for ‘ defensive ’ investors . |
| 10 | It leaves precious few clues for anyone in search of lines that trace directly back to Gedge 's own life . |
| 11 | With just four minutes remaining , though , the stalest of stalemates was broken by Chelsea captain Andy Townsend , who rounded off an immensely difficult few days for Leeds manager Howard Wilkinson . |
| 12 | It 's been a difficult few weeks for the princess ; after a book on her life and marriage was published ; it 's at time like this problems with relationships or turning points , that many people consult Debbie . |
| 13 | Since the interview with Shaun Ward in the April ‘ 92 issue , and the recent huge success of Simply Red 's ‘ Stars ’ album and tour , I expected ( and thankfully received ! ) a fair few requests for a closer examination of Shaun 's playing . |
| 14 | Considering this an ideal opportunity to notch up a final few medals for the family collection ( now housed in a vault beneath Windsor Castle ) , it was Cousin Vic 's plan to round up all the Nazi war criminals and march them off to prison . |
| 15 | " Ah 've got a nice few cases for ye to see today . |
| 16 | The sportscar firm is gearing up for a multi-million pound windfall by having replicas of the dream machine on sale in the next few weeks for at least £5,000 apiece . |
| 17 | Mr Will will be learning Novell within the next few weeks for the Library LAN , and should be able to provide assistance if required from July onward . |
| 18 | Steve Douglas 's Fanzine ‘ Go for It ’ started this year , and from a piece of folded photocopied paper , it eventually went on to become a printed glossy skate mag covering much of the skate scene at the time and the next few years for which the Farnborough scene played a major part if not the main part . |
| 19 | In the same way , all examinations make considerable demands on teachers ' time in terms of involvement in Examination Board work , running examinations in school and subsequently marking them ; but an examination like GCSE , with radically new features , is likely to involve considerably more time over the next few years for teachers to become able and proficient in its procedures . |
| 20 | The statement added : ‘ Jason 's scientific advisers do not concur with this view and therefore a formal request will be made during the next few days for this non-disclosed information . |
| 21 | A government supermarket in New Delhi has been selling 10 solar cookers every day for the past few months for about £20 each . |
| 22 | There 's been no shortage of excuses in the past few weeks for getting thoroughly ratted , for going down to The Lamb , finding a spot in the corner and spending the entire evening doing nothing more intellectually taxing than sinking five pints of Special . |
| 23 | The owners blame acid rain and substantially increased traffic over the past few years for the bridge 's sorry condition . |
| 24 | ‘ We 're going to Northumberland , but it has been an exhausting few days for me and I intend to stop halfway . |
| 25 | It has been an excellent few weeks for the Treloar club . |