Example sentences of "[verb] for the first few " in BNC.
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1 | This can be reduced a little if she goes in with all she needs for the first few days : a clean dressing-gown , slippers , a change of night clothes and bedjacket and all the toilet articles and other small items she is likely to want . |
2 | As a full stomach makes it even harder for a baby with RDS to breathe he was n't able to feed for the first few days and relied on the drip . |
3 | The CAT scanner which the hospital wants for its X ray department will cost £600,000 to buy and run for the first few years . |
4 | All I wanted to do for the first few weeks was to let Skipper get to know me and his surroundings . |
5 | At least , this is how Mary , Freda and I felt for the first few weeks . |
6 | John 's lamp light lasted for the first few hours of his entombment and from then on he was in total darkness . |
7 | Sometimes grace periods are granted which means that no repayment of the loan 's principal is required for the first few years . |
8 | I would n't go shopping for the first few weeks . |