Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] within [art] few [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The travelling chaos of a modern party leader 's election entourage had carried Major within a few miles of the home of the founder of the profession , a few of whose more troublesome contemporary practitioners are said to have caused him much irritation over the 16 months of his premiership .
2 Most found jobs within a few weeks and the longest any of them was unemployed was three months .
3 Entrants then work in a variety of units and can expect promotion within a few years to lance-corporal and corporal .
4 She hoped to announce a new initiative to tackle unemployment within a few weeks .
5 Police here are publicising facilities within a few miles of the road .
6 In any case , one or another form of ‘ Christianity ’ must have reached Britain within a few years of the time specified by Gildas .
7 During the trip to India — which , British elections permitting , should take place within a few months — Baker will emphasise government support for any satellite deals that India makes with private industry , for example , the state could provide loans to pay for the work .
8 But it projected enthusiasm , delight and knowledge right through the television screen and it made Peter within a few months well-known to millions of people who had never imagined that they had any interest in natural history .
9 It is the second Worlingworth firm to face closure within a few weeks .
10 He is also afraid that the paint may have a tendency to absorb oxygen which means that it will eventually become brittle : ‘ I suspect that the paint will start showing cracks within a few decades ’ .
11 The substantial proportion of newly qualified doctors ( 18–25% ) who never practise or who leave medicine within a few years was , however , ignored .
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