Example sentences of "[prep] the next few " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the next few days I was horribly inactive , gripped by a lethargy that I could not for the life of me understand . |
| 2 | For the next few minutes I had to put up with Sid 's reminiscences about how much worse it had been during the campaign in North Africa . |
| 3 | For the next few days she had carried the tiny dragon everywhere . |
| 4 | So for the next few days this column will present several different ways of assessing corporate performance for 1989 . |
| 5 | For the next few hours , I was back on the road , passing flatbed trucks carrying huge , tapering logs like giant carrots with their tips chopped off . |
| 6 | For the next few weeks the debate on the reforms rolled on . |
| 7 | For the next few weeks she ploughed on , doing her normal writing , extolling the virtues of the firm 's products . |
| 8 | Longevity seems set for the next few years , at least , to have , at best , a sharply reduced economic value . |
| 9 | It 's just that what we 're going to be doing for the next few weeks means you 're going to have to be very open with me , and Quincx to a degree . |
| 10 | For the next few hours , I walked in and out of Sligo , beside the swollen , roaring river , its many weirs , ruined mills and unexpected bridges . |
| 11 | For the next few days Ajdabiya was extremely unsettled , and men showed all the conventional signs of being in crisis , and on the verge of further violent action . |
| 12 | For the next few months , foreign and domestic policies were in stalemate . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , you 'll have no shortage of iron for the next few weeks ! |
| 14 | The child is receiving his direct physical care from a carefully selected woman who will be his nurse-cum-mother for the next few years . |
| 15 | This further increased its authority and enabled it to keep control over events , at least for the next few months . |
| 16 | The weather forecast is good and rain is not expected for the next few days . |
| 17 | Their friendship continued for the next few days . |
| 18 | Jim concluded gloomily that in his view we should go on sliding downhill for the next few years . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | This chapter has prepared the ground for the next few chapters which deal with the development of the euro.currency markets . |
| 21 | The therapist agreed to see David daily for the next few days in order to provide him with support . |
| 22 | Keyworth said then that anti-missile lasers are the stuff of fantasy for the next few decades . |
| 23 | She had enough money for the next few days , and she was n't hungry yet . |
| 24 | This brought a swift end to the Marquis 's exploits and he and La Tour had to go into hiding for the next few years . |
| 25 | I have a busy schedule for the next few days , so I may not be in touch . |
| 26 | For the next few days we made love with a kindliness and consideration we had never experienced before . |
| 27 | Keep it in the quarantine tank , cease medication and keep an eye on it for the next few months . |
| 28 | At least for the next few days , allow yourself to be more impulsive . |
| 29 | The situation was quiet , with just a few soldiers in the street , for the next few days . |
| 30 | In fact , the present strength in depth of the England set-up and the fine organisation nationally bodes extremely well for the next few seasons . |