Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] the [num ord] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | They drove past the two figures and Terry sounded his horn that played the first few bars of the Star Spangled Banner . |
| 2 | They are equally aware that achieving the last few percentage points in performance of ten causes a disproportionate increase in costs . |
| 3 | Glance at the sentences and memorize the next few phrases and look at the audience while you are speaking . |
| 4 | He rushed along London Street and Bridge Road so fast that he puffed and staggered the last few yards to the cottage where he lived with his parents and two younger brothers . |
| 5 | So I decided to draw a line across the book and finish the last few pages when I got back . |
| 6 | I pulled out the compass , held it horizontally close to my eyes , let the needle settle onto north , looked that way and mapped the first few feet in my mind . |
| 7 | The drunk lifted his bottle and shook the last few drops into his throat . |
| 8 | Edward allowed himself to be swept by his particular tide , and spent the next few hours in a blur of short motor trips , a meal , many drinks , shouted insults , conversations . |
| 9 | It 's impossible to say which city Bashlachev belonged to because he was raised in the northern town of Cherepovets , studied at Sverdlovsk University and spent the last few years of his life wandering between Moscow , Leningrad and Siberia . |
| 10 | He had his own rooms and spent the last few years of his life reading and receiving a stream of aristocratic visitors , including the princess of Wales , venturing forth occasionally for trips to the theatre organized through the actress Madge Kendal [ q.v . ] . |
| 11 | Nicholas Ridley retired from the house of commons at the last election after his outspoken remarks over Europe , he took a peerage and spent the last few months of his life in the House of Lords . |
| 12 | Trent waited for a squall to hit , then moved fast , dropping to the ground and crawling the last few yards . |
| 13 | He staggered and fell the last few feet and finally collapsed on the mud and grass of the bank . |
| 14 | It 's mainly a question of confidence and taking the first few steps . |
| 15 | Then he put his head down , growled and took the last few stairs three at a time . |
| 16 | She was forced to withdraw from the next event and missed the next few weeks of the Tour . |
| 17 | What do you do — put your ideas to one side and spend the next few months feeling deflated ; or do you take out a Midland Personal Loan now and enjoy the benefits of your purchase , paying the money back in easy stages ? |