Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] the [num ord] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Relieving Officer for East Greenwich , however , favoured giving relief to widows for the first few weeks after their husband 's death , but after that he believed some of the children should be taken into the workhouse , because he considered that an able-bodied widow should work . |
| 2 | Wages did not rise in proportion , and by the Spring of 1795 there was the extensive distress and threat of mass starvation which led , in May , to the infamous meeting of the magistrates at Speenhamland in Berkshire , an event which would have such an impact on poor-law provision for the next few decades . |
| 3 | He dragged himself from the clump of twitch-grass that had been his hiding-place for the last half hour , and shivering violently , set off on foot to the east . |
| 4 | ‘ I have interesting plans for the next few centuries . |
| 5 | Philip , who is to take his A Levels this summer , has been studying at Repton for the last few months and will join the Academy in August , two months after Zara arrives at the Academy 's Hemel Hempstead base . |
| 6 | We expect BP Exploration 's production to remain broadly at 1992 's level for the next few years and then to rise after 1995 . |
| 7 | State employees will trap and shoot up to 75 per cent of the wolves in a region southwest of Fairbanks and keep numbers to that level for the next few years . |
| 8 | I 've been loafing a bit for the last few days . |
| 9 | ‘ Putting on this performance has brought everyone together and there has been a buzz around the building during the last few days . ’ |
| 10 | Perhaps he will be able to get the best out of Springbok centre Faffa Knoetze who has been battling with injury and actuarial exams for the last few seasons . |
| 11 | Most of the poems Wordsworth contributed to the Lyrical Ballads were completed in an astonishing burst of creativity during the next few weeks , and drew their inspiration largely from his immediate surroundings at Holford and Alfoxden . |
| 12 | Some find their feet quickly ; but I find that some assistants need support for the first few weeks , and it 's up to me and Joan and Wendy to give it . ’ |
| 13 | It intends to use its contacts with architects , builders , joiners , electricians etc to provide a building and hopefully also assist in raising income for the first few years ' running costs . |
| 14 | Can you imitate an academic ? — like not washing or changing your shirt for the next few days … ? ’ |
| 15 | Harry had worked as tirelessly as his sister for the last few days ; now he sank down on to a stool beside his cannon out of sheer weakness , and began to weep at the thought of the wasted powder and the wasted water resulting from this misfortune . |
| 16 | This uneasy compromise was not a major difficulty during the first few years as the national economic problems of the early thirties , reductions in public expenditure and depressed employment conditions all led to severe restrictions on the development of adult education . |
| 17 | Walnut was used for the bodies and necks during the first few years of production but later Gibson switched to mahogany as this proved to be a more stable material , with less material wastage during the timber selection procedure . |
| 18 | She had enough money for the next few days , and she was n't hungry yet . |
| 19 | She died in 1850 , having been allowed to leave the convent for the last few months of her life to be nursed by her sisters . |
| 20 | It 's been Huey , George , Ralph and Bert for the last few days , liquid laffs ahoy . |
| 21 | ‘ Will you pretend to be my girlfriend for the next few months ? ’ |
| 22 | A downstairs room , once his study , had been turned into a bedroom for the last few months , and his bed faced the french windows leading into the garden he loved so well . |
| 23 | Tordjman expects software products to grow faster this year than engineering and systems integration , but he would like to maintain the same division of revenue for the next few years . |
| 24 | We acclimatise with shorter trips for the first few days , then split for free sailing , meeting up for a couple of days to brief for another long session of free sailing . |
| 25 | So that means until we 've heard from , one of them , we ca n't sort of ascertain finally the , the , the programme for the next few weeks . |
| 26 | ‘ Look , Cand , are you going to tell me what the heck you 're talking about , or do I have to play riddle-me-ree for the next few hours ? ’ |
| 27 | It says a great deal for Saxon resilience that the Sussex settlements do not seem to have reverted to wholesale waste , and the pressure was greatly liked in 1017 when Cnut was elected king of England and the country passed under a Scandinavian aegis for the next half century or so . |
| 28 | Bomber Command lost over 500 aircraft during the next few months over Berlin , and when you consider that this meant 3,500 fully trained men , it can be realised that it was a critical time . |
| 29 | Parents , on duty in turn , kept the egg warm and brooded the tiny chick for the first few days after hatching . |
| 30 | They 're only in the shops for the next few weeks , so do try one now . |