Example sentences of "on the first few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the first few dates or longer , some young couples are too embarrassed to talk about it , let alone go and do anything about it , and girls do n't want to be seen as anticipating sex and run the risk of being labelled as slags . |
| 2 | They can take some getting used to and a bit of furtive fumbling is to be expected on the first few occasions . |
| 3 | Ten days were needed on the first few clauses alone . |
| 4 | If those on the Opposition Front Bench are right and there is an election on a certain day in April , the Government are right not to allow many hours of debate on the first few clauses so that subsequent clauses are rushed through without sufficient consideration . |
| 5 | Where the remedy has been too ‘ strong ’ for the patient 's vitality this has always shown itself on the first few doses and it has merely been necessary to wait a day or two for the over-reaction to settle and then to begin again using greater dilution . |
| 6 | If you experience fret buzz on the first few frets you have over-tightened things . |
| 7 | This may help to activate your skin 's natural defences so that you have slightly more natural protection on the first few days of exposure . |