Example sentences of "for the [adj] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Woodbines ) ; a loaf of bread was 4 d. ; a pint of milk 1 d. , a bag of coal , 9 d. ; and for the rich few who had cars , petrol was 11 pence per gallon . |
| 2 | Personally , I am not in favour of mammoth jail sentences except for the deserving few — and that 's not so much a matter of punishment as a means of keeping society free from their future depredations . |
| 3 | A-To-Z , carrying the colours of Brian Cooper , of In The Groove fame , landed a few decent bets for the fortunate few . |
| 4 | Barely managing to hold her breath for the extra few seconds , she hauled herself to the other side of the object first , before surfacing . |
| 5 | The ideal is to leave the ground balanced on the main wheel , and to hold a constant attitude for the first few feet of the launch while the aircraft gains height and speed . |
| 6 | For the first few days we kept the family shut into the cow-shed , to protect them from the cats ; but I really think that if any cat had had the temerity to put in an attack , the hen would have chased it half-way to Gloucester . |
| 7 | He 'd been making some records but they were n't successful and for the first few weeks after I 'd met him and decided to work with him , I was listening to songs that he 'd written , and was in the process of writing , and came to the conclusion that he was not essentially a singles artist . |
| 8 | He had quite enjoyed that kind of jealousy for the first few months of their marriage . |
| 9 | ‘ The whole experience has been a lot of fun and the crew have been fantastic , especially in the very beginning because I was nervous for the first few days . |
| 10 | For the first few weeks the cast used the bedrooms as dressing rooms . |
| 11 | For the first few years I rested my chin on the concrete wall separating the spectators from the players and saw many wondrous things . |
| 12 | ‘ For the first few days , ’ wrote Pilkington , ‘ it was all quite humorous . |
| 13 | Well for the first few days I found enough energy to take an occasional dip in the pool and play a leisurely game of bowls . |
| 14 | As a full stomach makes it even harder for a baby with RDS to breathe he was n't able to feed for the first few days and relied on the drip . |
| 15 | Then , it was elbow-dodging for the first few hundred yards , but after a mile I found myself in front . |
| 16 | Although the night-time itching has been put down to the nocturnal habits of the mite , it is interesting that for the first few weeks of infestation , when the mites are presumably just as active , there are often no symptoms at all . |
| 17 | For the first few trips outside , you should plan only to go a short way , so that the patient can get used to the distracting sights and sounds . |
| 18 | Although weak , the baby was basically healthy , but she had to be kept in intensive care for the first few weeks . |
| 19 | All I wanted to do for the first few weeks was to let Skipper get to know me and his surroundings . |
| 20 | For the first few minutes outside , I used the torch , until the blackness behind the dunes turned to a deep red . |
| 21 | For the first few years Blackpool 's trams represented the only practical example in the World , of electric tramcars running in crowded thoroughfares . |
| 22 | For the first few years the Sunday School met in a private house , possibly that of a Mr Thomas Leathem . |
| 23 | Sometimes grace periods are granted which means that no repayment of the loan 's principal is required for the first few years . |
| 24 | For the first few months of the campaign they had very few weapons and virtually no ammunition . |
| 25 | There are even techniques for mirroring the other person 's non-verbal behaviours for the first few minutes of meeting them , and then testing whether rapport has been established by changing your visual behaviours to see whether the other person will reciprocate by mirroring yours . |
| 26 | In retrospect , it seemed that the Lord protected her for the first few days , and then … |
| 27 | For the first few years the maximum carriage length remained at 42ft . |
| 28 | Some find their feet quickly ; but I find that some assistants need support for the first few weeks , and it 's up to me and Joan and Wendy to give it . ’ |
| 29 | At least , this is how Mary , Freda and I felt for the first few weeks . |
| 30 | A sympathetic doctor may help and so will friends and family ready to give support and put up with unreasonable behaviour for the first few weeks or more . |