Example sentences of "[noun] for the [num ord] few " 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 | ‘ I have interesting plans for the next few centuries . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | We expect BP Exploration 's production to remain broadly at 1992 's level for the next few years and then to rise after 1995 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | I 've been loafing a bit for the last few days . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Can you imitate an academic ? — like not washing or changing your shirt for the next few days … ? ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | She had enough money for the next few days , and she was n't hungry yet . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | It 's been Huey , George , Ralph and Bert for the last few days , liquid laffs ahoy . |
| 16 | ‘ Will you pretend to be my girlfriend for the next few months ? ’ |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | ‘ 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 ? ’ |
| 22 | Parents , on duty in turn , kept the egg warm and brooded the tiny chick for the first few days after hatching . |
| 23 | They 're only in the shops for the next few weeks , so do try one now . |
| 24 | DEC claims its UK workstation business will grow at a compound annual rate of 2% or 3% for the next few years , and ambitiously predicts its will overhaul Sun to become market leader by 1995/96 . |
| 25 | This was in excess of 10% for the first few months and was over 20% in some parts of Wales . |
| 26 | A public road threads a delightful passage through woodlands in the company of river and loch for the first few miles , ending at a car park from which further progress is possible only by walking — and further progress should certainly be made . |
| 27 | I have been studeously avoiding doing my work for the last few hours . |
| 28 | I intend to keep the fry in a number of these nets for the first few weeks of their lives and feed them on newly hatched brine shrimp . |
| 29 | The restructuring and the exit from the Sparcsystems business have left Opus with a creditor repayment plan for the next few years . |
| 30 | The plan for the next few years is to implement the strategy by significant additional investment in staff and equipment and the internal networking of buildings . |