Example sentences of "[vb past] for the [num ord] few " in BNC.
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1 | As father said at the beginning of gruelling sessions in the vacs , the techniques I needed for the next few years — apart from those concerned with sport — dealt not so much with manual skills but with communication , both written and oral . |
2 | At least , this is how Mary , Freda and I felt for the first few weeks . |
3 | John 's lamp light lasted for the first few hours of his entombment and from then on he was in total darkness . |
4 | Their friendship continued for the next few days . |
5 | He 'd have quite liked to have spent the night on the couch in Polly 's living room , as he had for the last few months of their marriage , but it had not been offered as an option and he supposed it was just as well . |