Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] the [adj] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | This can be reduced a little if she goes in with all she needs for the first few days : a clean dressing-gown , slippers , a change of night clothes and bedjacket and all the toilet articles and other small items she is likely to want . |
| 2 | It consists of a fortuitous , almost accidental , alliance between a particular fraction of development capital and New Right political reformers , not always particularly clearly articulated , which has in the last few years managed to don the cloak of inner city concern . |
| 3 | Fifteenth- and sixteenth-century maiolica has in the last few years returned to popularity ( the recent exhibition of the maiolica collections of the Metropolitan Museum was regularly crowded , to the amazement of Met officials ) , though most of its present day collectors are Italian . |
| 4 | Pressure from the people , and from the French government , has in the past few weeks nudged some neighbouring West African dictatorships the same way . |
| 5 | Competitively , snooker has until the last few years been confined to Britain and its old Commonwealth , but there have always been a few tables in the Far East , catering for the needs of expats . |
| 6 | It is another reminder of the sporting prowess of the man , who as Cabinet Secretary could prove a key player in the political drama which unfolds over the next few days . |
| 7 | What happens during the first few days when a resident comes to live in a Home ? |
| 8 | ‘ What happens in the next few days is critical to our success . |
| 9 | Mr Beregovoy is expected to approve proposals for a Gallic form of personal equity plans in the next few weeks which would allow French investors up to £60,000 worth of shares each , free of dividend and capital gains tax . |
| 10 | The major British companies have all suffered considerable loses in the past few years with the cancellation of Proxicromil ( Fisons ) , the halting of research on Tiotidine ( ICI ) and questions surrounding other drugs such as Ranitidine ( Glaxo ) . |
| 11 | I suppose a lot depends on the next few games though |
| 12 | Her whole future depends on the next few moments ! |
| 13 | He says over the last few years there 've been a number of applications by local people who live and work in the area and want to stay here and they 've been refused permission to build on their own land for single dwellings and we think it would be terribly unfair if Redlands could come in and build a whole new estate , doubling the size of the village . |
| 14 | President , Congress , whatever happens over the next few years , one thing is sure , the environment is here to stay . |
| 15 | Exploration drilling in 1992 resulted in a string of successes which will lead to significant production increases in the next few years . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've built up a dossier on his drug and arms deals over the past few years . |
| 17 | The training tempo increases over the next few weeks … as cox and crew alike attempt to learn all they can about the famous course . |
| 18 | The Pitman yard , which has done so well in this race — one winner , a second and two thirds since 1983 — believe he will adapt to the unique Aintree fences , and as long as he copes with the first few , they feel he must go close . |
| 19 | It is not always possible to answer post by return , or to return telephone calls within the next few minutes . |
| 20 | Do n't panic about a squint that comes and goes in the first few months , though , as this is quite normal and happens because she has n't developed binocular vision yet . |
| 21 | And the big clubs are keeping a close watch on how Francis , who is still only 24 , performs over the next few weeks . |
| 22 | The workers feel the package is derisory , particularly as they have accepted minimum wage rises over the past few years and Yarrow has at least three years ' work on its books . |
| 23 | But Taylor stressed : ‘ I just have to wait and see how many games he plays over the next few weeks . ’ |
| 24 | We need to continue to pray that our financial needs will be met as the project progresses over the next few years . |
| 25 | The 348 to 123 vote , a majority of 225 , is likely to provide irresistible pressure on the Cabinet when it decides within the next few weeks whether to press ahead with the necessary legislative changes . |
| 26 | All traffic will be diverted down York Place , a one way street , and major changes are being planned to bus routes and stops during the next few days . |
| 27 | There is no time limit on the patient 's capacity for physical recovery , although an experienced physiotherapist usually knows within the first few weeks of starting treatment how quick or slow a hemiplegic patient 's physical recovery is likely to be . |
| 28 | The knockout competition begins in the next few weeks with the ultimate winners standing to collect £5,000 , plus a trophy and medals . |
| 29 | In line with other insurance companies , the group announced lower bonus rates for its life assurance and pensions schemes in response to poorer investment returns over the last few years . |
| 30 | ‘ A lot of shareholders have turned down generous takeover bids over the last few years and have regretted it , ’ he said . |