Example sentences of "the [noun sg] few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 In the heat of the action few players had time to discuss their reactions and were kept clear of the press .
2 His wife dies in the opening few minutes of the movie and he spends the rest of his life mourning her .
3 It is a steamy listen , and one for which , after the opening few minutes , I never came near to suspending disbelief .
4 As we draw near to the table in the course of the nest few minutes to meet with our Lord , in the bread and in the wine , let's just remember today that the power , that the energy , that the spiritual renewal comes to us because God is with us and God is with us now , because of the activity of God the Holy Spirit .
5 It had been too far in the future for either of them to contemplate during the whirlwind few hours that had led to their arrival .
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