Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] the [num ord] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was swollen with the heavy rain that had fallen during the last few days , and it looked fierce and dark . |
| 2 | Her fears were justified during the next few hours , and Claudia was relieved when Dana at last went to sleep , curled up in Claudia 's spare bed , her rumpled curls damp with angry tears . |
| 3 | The weather forecast is good and rain is not expected for the next few days . |
| 4 | Why was Sharp dropped for the last few games , and did he play today ? |
| 5 | The case being considered during the next few weeks will be the first alleged breach of an environment directive by this Government in 20 years ' membership of the European Community — and I am proud of that . |
| 6 | The knights engaged in close combat but the jousting was cancelled after the first few contests as the horses were unsure of their footing in the mud and consequently the inept efforts of the knights produced only laughter from the spectators . |
| 7 | There could be a real dogfight for those places , with every point won in the last few matches of the season becoming vital and only Cornwall themselves totally out of the reckoning . |
| 8 | Utilitarianism has been both vigorously defended and attacked in the last few decades . |
| 9 | About 180,000 doses are expected within the next few days . |
| 10 | The re-launch of the share issue is expected in the next few weeks . |
| 11 | A further 120 rods are expected in the next few months and air transport is a possibility , the UKAEA says . |
| 12 | An announcement from the Home Office confirming the reopening of Oxford is expected in the next few weeks |
| 13 | Despite the brisk sales reported in the last few days before Christmas , December saw a small decline in retail trade compared with the previous year , according to the Confederation of British Industry 's distributive trades panel , said on Tuesday that many retailers had reported a disappointing Christmas , although the results were an improvement on recent months and sales in January were expected to be up on a year ago . |
| 14 | ‘ What 's the point ? ’ said the landlord , who for some reason had come in the last few weeks to regard the Mrs Machins as in an obscure way a rival show to himself . |
| 15 | ‘ It means the long waiting lists for surgery and outpatients will be substantially shortened in the next few months , ’ Dr Mulholland said . |
| 16 | You must first seek to interest the editor and to do this you must make certain that the essence of the story is contained in the first few sentences . |
| 17 | However , if every seventh word has been deleted in the first few sentences , then every seventh word must be deleted for the rest of the test . |
| 18 | The hospital is asking GPs only to send in only urgent cases … further operations are likely to be cancelled over the next few days |
| 19 | It seems likely then that at least some of the renewable energy options will be pursued over the next few years . |
| 20 | A spokesman said more cash calls were expected over the next few months as members become faced with increasing demands from agents to meet large losses . |
| 21 | The hotel , which will have full conference , banqueting and leisure facilities — including an outdoor swimming pool — is the first Novotel venture in Ireland , but others are expected over the next few years . |
| 22 | Here McMillan 's draw weight with last stone was perfect but the stone did n't curl as expected over the last few yards . |
| 23 | They can take some getting used to and a bit of furtive fumbling is to be expected on the first few occasions . |
| 24 | These seem to have had their fears that the flood gates holding back university collections are now opening confirmed , as Edinburgh University announced last month that it was proposing to sell a sculpture by Adrian de Vries or a Ruisdael landscape , bequeathed by Sir James Torrie , to help put right a deficit permitted over the last few years by a Treasurer who has since resigned . |
| 25 | Matt wanted to know how her parents had fared over the last few years , and as we were about to leave the table he asked her to stay and tell him about them . |
| 26 | been attacked over the last few months of not wasting time on the hunt I spend an awful lot of time relieving heavy goods traffic in my area , concerned totally about the environment , about mineral extraction quarries , mining , open cast , things of that calibre . |
| 27 | The statement added : ‘ Jason 's scientific advisers do not concur with this view and therefore a formal request will be made during the next few days for this non-disclosed information . |
| 28 | At the moment the price for North Sea oil is just over $18 , $4 less than average industry forecasts made during the last few years when we were building our portfolio . |
| 29 | 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 … ) |
| 30 | These drawings were always made between the last few days of August and the end of October . |