Example sentences of "the first few [noun pl] the " in BNC.
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1 | After the first few minutes the child is not going to learn any more from the experience and will either fall asleep , start to play , or get up to mischief in the room . |
2 | The first few times the carabiniere on duty became impatient and tried to make him come out , but the only answer he got was that the prisoner was feeling extremely unwell and wanted please to be left alone . |
3 | But in the first few feet the delight of winter flying , even in an open cockpit , was apparent . |
4 | For the first few weeks the cast used the bedrooms as dressing rooms . |
5 | He points out that after the first few days the violence vanished along with the hype and , instead , young black men from warring gangs actually got together to discuss the film . |
6 | For the first few days the hands and feet become too sore to practise with , but in time they become sufficiently conditioned to withstand the constant impact and calluses begin to develop in the key areas . |
7 | For the first few years the Sunday School met in a private house , possibly that of a Mr Thomas Leathem . |
8 | For the first few years the maximum carriage length remained at 42ft . |
9 | For the first few years the work was concerned with the Old Red Sandstone along the southern margin of the Highlands but soon men were stationed at various points around the Grampians , including the Moray Firth area , and were advancing towards the higher ground . |
10 | For the first few years the remands were unopposed , since it would plainly have been inappropriate to proceed against the applicant whilst the Carrian prosecution was still afoot . |
11 | The CNAA could not establish boards for every subject component of degrees in education , and in the event for the first few years the Committee for Education , using a range of specialist panels in support , itself carried out the validation work . |