Example sentences of "[pron] the [num ord] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | The girl in the conservatory reached out a hand and flicked the switch , lighting them the last few yards , and floodlighting herself at the same time . |
| 2 | The second bullet followed almost immediately , this time in front of her , and she had to fling herself the last few feet , landing heavily against the side of the corrugated iron door . |
| 3 | I did n't take much notice of it the first few years after I left school , but now I 've been gone , what , fifteen years or so , I find quite a lot of interest in what 's happened . |
| 4 | A passageway crossed left and right before her ; a little way along the right-hand corridor she could see a wide opening in the wall , and through it the first few steps of a wide staircase leading upwards . |
| 5 | You can not imagine what the first few minutes of that bombardment were like . |
| 6 | Everyone who has watched a loved one go through the experience of a major and dangerous operation will understand what the next few weeks were like . |
| 7 | She licked her dry lips , afraid of what the next few minutes would reveal . |
| 8 | NeXT Computer Inc is likely to go public next year , founder Steve Jobs said in Chicago last week , although he added that no steps have yet been taken to start the process : ‘ Things ( have been ) going very well for us the last few quarters , ’ Jobs said , and ‘ this quarter looks quite good as well , so if things keep on their present course and the market is good , I think there 's a real good possibility that we 'll go public next year . ’ |