Example sentences of "[adj] [det] [noun pl] of [noun] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , in spite of all these sources of ambiguity the comprehensive task description is the essential starting point for most human factors work . |
| 2 | The following quotations illustrate the widely differing views of this common problem : ‘ During the first few weeks of life the average baby sleeps a great deal but , when awake , cries lustily and often … . |
| 3 | In the first few months of independence the Poles came to realise that the lower reaches of the Vistula waterway — their economic lifeline to the coast — had in fact been badly neglected by the Germans . |
| 4 | Many beginners find it difficult , at first , to remember the Japanese phrases , but within the first few months of practice the language barrier begins to fade at a rapid rate . |
| 5 | In the first few days of February the armed forces began a swift withdrawal from the towns and , notably , from the area around the Guazapa volcano , the FMLN 's main bastion . |