Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] the [num ord] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mind you , I think the last few years they they 'd sort of erm relaxed a bit more |
| 2 | I drink the last few drops of water from my flask . |
| 3 | I notice now , lately it , er you know the last few years some of the things you used to get as a treat abroad and now here |
| 4 | Although this may be unwelcome , particularly if you are very fond of the place in which you live , the alternative may be that you spend the next few years in a state of anxiety and misery because of money worries . |
| 5 | At TODAY , we hope the next few days will bring you peace and joy . |
| 6 | So that what we did was , first of all when you filled in your initial choice and then we got a a team choice and now perhaps , what would make a lot of sense is that if we have the first few er team answers one member of this team er , and then we 'll go through the others . |
| 7 | The British commander , Brigadier Andrew Cumming , 45 , said : ‘ This is a great boost for morale as we enter the last few furlongs of the first Operation Grapple tour . ’ |
| 8 | And that she could n't stop thinking about him now was infuriating , never mind that the thoughts were angry ones and not the sloppy , sentimental stuff that had made her weep the first few nights after she 'd left Rome . |