Example sentences of "for the next few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keyworth said then that anti-missile lasers are the stuff of fantasy for the next few decades . |
| 2 | Wages did not rise in proportion , and by the Spring of 1795 there was the extensive distress and threat of mass starvation which led , in May , to the infamous meeting of the magistrates at Speenhamland in Berkshire , an event which would have such an impact on poor-law provision for the next few decades . |
| 3 | For the next few minutes I had to put up with Sid 's reminiscences about how much worse it had been during the campaign in North Africa . |
| 4 | Security said they 'd send someone over right away , and she busied herself for the next few minutes with the half-dozen patients in the waiting area . |
| 5 | It would be vital , as he knew , for the next few exchanges to be transcribed with unimpeachable certitude . |
| 6 | For the next few hours , I was back on the road , passing flatbed trucks carrying huge , tapering logs like giant carrots with their tips chopped off . |
| 7 | For the next few hours , I walked in and out of Sligo , beside the swollen , roaring river , its many weirs , ruined mills and unexpected bridges . |
| 8 | I was conscious soon after , and for the next few hours was in a state of half-sleeping , half-waking , yet aware of the presence of a pretty young nurse , perhaps Thai or Korean , who alternated between giving me sips of water and jabbing a needle in my bum . |
| 9 | Watch the fish carefully for the next few hours — especially if there are other fish already in the tank . |
| 10 | For the next few hours they went among the high street shops , first searching through the shelves of Joseph Toms , Toys and Fancy Goods , for novelties , then looking among the tiny cupboards of Charles Weaver , Apothecary , sampling the sweet-tasting , harmless powders on their fingers and mixing the brightly-coloured liquids in beakers . |
| 11 | Our instructor took us off into the unknown for the next few hours , where we experienced ice , spring snow , powder and crud . |
| 12 | She hoped that Anna would keep off the subject of Luke for the next few hours . |
| 13 | ‘ I suggest that we try to put our differences aside for the next few hours and get on with the business at hand . ’ |
| 14 | But what I would like to do is to keep him here , just for the next few hours . |
| 15 | ‘ Look , Cand , are you going to tell me what the heck you 're talking about , or do I have to play riddle-me-ree for the next few hours ? ’ |
| 16 | Beeney was great and I do n't see how he can fail to be selected for the next few games short of leg amputation ( and even then … ) |
| 17 | This chapter has prepared the ground for the next few chapters which deal with the development of the euro.currency markets . |
| 18 | For the next few days I was horribly inactive , gripped by a lethargy that I could not for the life of me understand . |
| 19 | For the next few days she had carried the tiny dragon everywhere . |
| 20 | So for the next few days this column will present several different ways of assessing corporate performance for 1989 . |
| 21 | For the next few days Ajdabiya was extremely unsettled , and men showed all the conventional signs of being in crisis , and on the verge of further violent action . |
| 22 | The weather forecast is good and rain is not expected for the next few days . |
| 23 | Their friendship continued for the next few days . |
| 24 | The therapist agreed to see David daily for the next few days in order to provide him with support . |
| 25 | She had enough money for the next few days , and she was n't hungry yet . |
| 26 | I have a busy schedule for the next few days , so I may not be in touch . |
| 27 | For the next few days we made love with a kindliness and consideration we had never experienced before . |
| 28 | At least for the next few days , allow yourself to be more impulsive . |
| 29 | The situation was quiet , with just a few soldiers in the street , for the next few days . |
| 30 | For the next few days Ruth spent most of her waking hours with Anna , reading to her from the small collection of books Mrs Carson had brought on board , playing games , making up stories . |