Example sentences of "[prep] the first few pages " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was fine for the first few pages . |
| 2 | She ran through the first few pages of each of the paperbacks , her mouth falling open as she read . |
| 3 | He reached across and picked one up , flicking through the first few pages . |
| 4 | Indeed , it is rather illuminating to discover that within the first few pages of her book — and before she has even introduced her own work — she peremptorily dismisses the idea that genius is akin to madness . |
| 5 | WHEN I BEGAN to write about Thrush Green in 1958 , I described it in the first few pages of the book I called Thrush Green , and a little later as seen by Ruth Bassett from the bedroom window of her late grandfather 's beautiful house overlooking the green . |