Example sentences of "in the few [noun pl] before " in BNC.
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| 1 | Advice on living arrangements in the few weeks before departure may be necessary . |
| 2 | Of course , no day is typical and there are particular tensions which emerge in the few weeks before the Christmas break . |
| 3 | If the hon. Gentleman will think back to days gone by , he will remember that such questions have been perennial in the few weeks before a general election . |
| 4 | Extraordinary though such a testimonial may now appear , it was invaluable to Joyce in the few years before the war . |
| 5 | For example , of all the spare-time activities reported by affluent workers and their wives in the few days before being interviewed 62 per cent were in or about the home itself . |