Example sentences of "[adv] for the [adj] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is common for patients to appear for their first out-patient appointment with one or other of these problems , which has been going on for the previous few weeks . |
| 2 | Watching on for the past few weeks have been a small handful of experts , among them Jim Railton of The Times , who 's been following the Boat Race for twenty years . |
| 3 | I have n't noticed Reg writing much for the past few minutes , though . |
| 4 | But in sub-Saharan Africa , for example , television is only for the privileged few , whereas radio surpasses all other media in terms of audience . |
| 5 | Many beekeepers have been examining their bees carefully for the past few years in efforts to find the mite . |
| 6 | The Anglesey scheme operated for over 30 years , albeit rather intermittently for the past few years . |
| 7 | After all , it 's served you well for the past few hours and may now be looking forward to you treating it . |
| 8 | Thus even for the privileged few the length of time during which they can enjoy their peak earnings is being restricted . |
| 9 | But the preponderance of evidence about the computer business shows that the IBM name no longer has its old magic … and it has n't for the past few years . |
| 10 | However , the results — far from presenting a more ‘ acceptable ’ picture of English housing — bore out everything that housing experts had been warning the government about for the past few years of increasing housing cuts . |
| 11 | OSF 's singular appearance changes the rules the industry has been playing by for the past few years , narrowing the gap between the two camps , and allowing more room for the players to manoeuvre . |
| 12 | It was an ancient emotion for Blanche , calling her home from the wasteland of tension and anger she had tramped across for the past few months . |