Example sentences of "[adj] for the [adj] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | A single budded standard , or a double where one has failed , can look distinctly lop-sided for the first few years until it has had time to develop — this is the sort of stuff you have to watch out for in the cheap ‘ end of season nursery clearance sales ’ and street markets . |
| 2 | My suggestion is that the evolution of subcutaneous fat in neonates and post-natal depression is an example of co-evolution and what has happened is mothers are programmed to be depressed for the first few days after birth because in primal conditions when remember this is where evolution set the parameters of human behaviour , in primal conditions it would probably pay a mother to test her new-born offspring to see if it could survive , because if it was defective or if it was sickly , or if there was some reason why that baby could n't make it to adulthood and its own reproductive life , that mother should not invest in it , because that 's her reproductive success . |
| 3 | But the shock left me nervous and depressed for the next few days . |
| 4 | It was a matter of time , most steps had been taken , ‘ We are leaving St-Jean to avoid talk ; we shall have to be reasonably discreet for the next few months or so . ’ |
| 5 | In fact she had been feeling tired and queasy for the past few days ; and that night , when the leading man laid her on the sofa , suddenly turned her head and , without letting the audience see , vomited quietly down the sofa back . |
| 6 | Scotland must take their chances in London against a side that has been the most consistent for the last few years if they are to come away with the spoils of victory . |
| 7 | Longevity seems set for the next few years , at least , to have , at best , a sharply reduced economic value . |
| 8 | She must take it easy for the next few days . |
| 9 | ‘ The whole experience has been a lot of fun and the crew have been fantastic , especially in the very beginning because I was nervous for the first few days . |
| 10 | I was nervous for the first few missions — but once you 'd done it you could cope . |
| 11 | Moulvi ali Zoha , a Rohingya Muslim who arrived in Bangladesh on Monday , told United News , a Bangladeshi news agency , that the soldiers were angered by the Muslims ' breaking open the doors of the mosque , which had been kept locked for the last few months since the Burmese authorities clamped down on the Rohingyas . |
| 12 | She was worried about her husband ; it had been obvious for the past few days that something was preying on his mind . |
| 13 | I was fine for the first few pages . |
| 14 | I thing recently the bus service has got dreadful since they brought in er private buses to their local areas , it was good for the first few months , but when they find out that its not paying at all , they take them off , they do n't tell you , the bus just disappears so your left with the usual one that used to be on . |
| 15 | German genre subjects have been flat for the past few seasons , so it was a pleasant surprise that Franz von Defregger 's ‘ Tyrolean zither player ’ ( est. $70–90,00 ) sold for $105,000 ( £70,000 ) . |
| 16 | Praxis , a 165-person concern founded in 1983 , sees the acquisition as a way of growing its business , which has been flat for the last few years . |
| 17 | A new precision was certainly present and this was important for the dedicated few . |
| 18 | You will probably find that you perform very badly and feel dreadful for the first few minutes . |
| 19 | I have n't been happy for the last few months and when an old girlfriend asked me out I went along and enjoyed myself . |
| 20 | RIVER WEAVER : Usually a good starter and busy for the first few days . |
| 21 | The Annual Report for 1904–5 of the STA suggests that trade had been exceptionally busy for the previous few years . |
| 22 | But theorists have already been busy for the past few years working on schemes that incorporate a third force , the strong nuclear force , with electroweak theory . |
| 23 | It was difficult to explain , but he 'd been uneasy for the last few minutes : not an emotion he 'd ever had much experience of before . |
| 24 | Then , it was elbow-dodging for the first few hundred yards , but after a mile I found myself in front . |
| 25 | I found it very difficult for the first few hours , but after watching the robots and using my skill at cheating I was able to watch somebody else to find out how to complete each screen , of which there are lots . |
| 26 | He was conscious on admission , explained he had felt unwell for the last few days and had intended seeing a doctor today . |
| 27 | The care pulls up at the studio and Kylie greets everyone with a breezy ‘ G'Day ’ and gets ready for the last few moments as Lola teenage runaway . |
| 28 | He 'll be , he 'll be quiet for the first few hours , he wo n't sort , say anything , then he |
| 29 | Our instructor took us off into the unknown for the next few hours , where we experienced ice , spring snow , powder and crud . |