Example sentences of "[art] [adj] few [noun] we " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would n't serve us at the first few joints we tried , which was n't surprising , because we came through the door yelling our head off , or trying to , in this faulty new voice of ours . |
| 2 | I do yeah absolutely as as as the first few times we did it you know . |
| 3 | For the first few days we kept the family shut into the cow-shed , to protect them from the cats ; but I really think that if any cat had had the temerity to put in an attack , the hen would have chased it half-way to Gloucester . |
| 4 | In the first few months we received a considerable amount of written advice from individuals and professional organisations , and so in making our decisions we could draw on a range of expertise . |
| 5 | And tragically , in the past few weeks we have seen the US and its Allies carry out over 44,000 sorties over a period of 20 days against the people of Iraq . |
| 6 | I guess that in referring to that issue in the past few weeks we have been guilty of understating the size of the problem . |
| 7 | Can I just ask you , in the past few weeks we 've all heard , and in fact I 've cited some figures in this programme , that , you know , people have been staying away . |
| 8 | Sir , — In the past few months we have heard much regarding possible reforms in the working of parliament . |
| 9 | Over the past few months we 've been advising you to take all the hype about the death of the 386 with a generous pinch of salt . |
| 10 | I am glad to report that in the past few months we have made real progress with the car manufacturers . |
| 11 | Over the past few months we have welcomed several new staff : |
| 12 | Over the past few months we 've seen a far higher proportion of our own borrowers being first time buyers , okay at very low levels , but er a much higher proportion being first time buyers . |
| 13 | During the past few years we have been almost suffocated under a pile of reminiscences . |
| 14 | In the past few years we have seen conservatories grow in popularity . |
| 15 | Over the past few years we have been working on such an account , and in this paper we focus on the implications of this account for a central tenet of the mental models approach : that the mental model of the text so far provides ( part of the context for the interpretation of the current sentence or clause . |
| 16 | Even so , during the past few years we have seen some large stores opening on Sundays , in apparent defiance of the law . |
| 17 | Over the past few years we have created a substantial oil and gas exploration and production company through a combination of exploration , development and acquisition . |
| 18 | But because of increasing restrictions over the past few years we have now bought a rack to carry the bikes on the back of a car . |
| 19 | But because of increasing restrictions over the past few years we have now bought a rack to carry the bikes on the back of a car . |
| 20 | Secretary Gordon Dixon explained : ‘ Over the past few years we have given cheques to various charities including Childen in Need and this year it was decided to send the proceeds of our charity drive to the Darlington and District Hospice . |
| 21 | And in the past few years we 've had to go into clearing as most other universities would do . |
| 22 | So I bought her some fruit pastilles again just while we were waiting for the train , but funnily enough , the last few times we 've been at the station , Bobby |
| 23 | In the last few years we have been promised ( and in the UK have never actually been given ) ready-made video programmes on EVR , requiring one set of equipment , and on videodisc , requiring another . |
| 24 | Over the last few years we had worked out a system of radio communication and coded grid references for use in joint exercises and actual operations against smuggling . |
| 25 | What we 've done , won one of the points I think that is worth er making perhaps is that on er over the last few years we 've seen a complete change in world export philosophy where not only are the Russians exporting all over the place but clearly er there are a number of western aircraft in different parts of the world and therefore what we have also done is to , in comparing er our aircraft against other western ones , we 've also looked at them as potential threats because it 's possible that er erm western aircraft in certain hands could end up being used against us so we have also compared those . |
| 26 | ‘ For the last few years we have been seriously handicapped by the fact that our second team have been unable to compete regularly against quality opposition . |
| 27 | Over the last few months we 've had a number of queries from hobbyists concerning fish which they have bought for their community tanks , which despite advice from their dealer , have turned out to be most unsuitable for such a set up . |
| 28 | ‘ During the last few weeks we have been to Kent for the filming . |
| 29 | DURING THE LAST FEW WEEKS WE WERE IN PRÉFLEUR WE spoke little . |
| 30 | well you know over the last few weeks we know that er |