Example sentences of "i [verb] the [num ord] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No diet is easy and I found the first few days hard , but by the end of the first week my skin became clearer , my nails grew stronger and my hair was healthy and shining . |
| 2 | I spent the next few days talking to Cabinet colleagues — all of whom shared my view that the demand was preposterous — and then went to see the Prime Minister . |
| 3 | I know this to my cost as I spent the next few days discovering which Stain Devil cleaning stick was needed to remove most of my portion from Sunil 's white bathroom carpet . |
| 4 | I saw the last few minutes of the game when I got back from the pub last night and was amazed to hear some commentator say ‘ Manchester United have n't lost at home in the European Cup for 37 years ’ . |
| 5 | Mind you , I think the last few years they they 'd sort of erm relaxed a bit more |
| 6 | We both started to laugh as I had the last few words on the subject . |
| 7 | On the way home through Canada I wrote the first few chapters of a book about my views on the tour . |
| 8 | I drink the last few drops of water from my flask . |
| 9 | Then a stitch stabbed my ribs and forced me to walk the next few yards . |