Example sentences of "[vb past] for [art] [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 .
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