Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] in a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have an important function to attend in a few days ’ time . |
| 2 | The reply came in a few minutes ago listing ten different countries with which he does business . ’ |
| 3 | A new chairman came in a few months ago . |
| 4 | A small army of workers will be moving into C&A to start shop fitting in a few weeks ' time . |
| 5 | Doubtless many iron workers put in a few days at a time on different sites ; until quite recently putting out much of the work to contract in small stints on a ‘ labour-only ’ basis was a regular practice in mineral extraction , so leading tax collectors to class earnings as profits rather than wages . |
| 6 | The plan is to grow the lawnmower business over the next couple of years and then float the shares to raise cash to add in a few operations that are less seasonal , and less weather-dependent . |
| 7 | ZOOLOGIST Kristy Bird 's love affair with Africa resumes in a few weeks when she embarks on a special project to study the impact of poaching on Kenya 's elephant population . |
| 8 | Shivering , she brushed a few drops of rain from her face , glad when Rune returned in a few minutes in the promised taxi . |
| 9 | Buus does in a few cases revert to earlier material or in one instance , as we have seen , achieve cohesion at the expense of monotony by basing a whole piece on a single idea . |
| 10 | As Betty talked about the rain of the previous days the builder spoke briefly of water tables ; as she deplored the unemployment in the principality he gave a succinct resumé of the economic situation ; as , somewhat at a loss , she praised the sun for now shining , Emyr described in a few words how it would eventually burn itself out . |
| 11 | This takes time to begin with — lots of lovely sitting around going through the magazines again but , when needed , the index which is stored in a file can be looked up and the right magazine located in a few minutes . |
| 12 | You know it will be your turn to talk in a few minutes , so you can put all your energy into listening rather than trying to spot a chance to throw in your contribution . |
| 13 | The curtains bowed in a few yards away , almost touching the window-sill , the movement like a wave . |
| 14 | They said Labour had squandered a golden opportunity to improve part of the town centre which could be hard hit when the new Cornmill Centre opens in a few months ' time . |
| 15 | It was left to Unix System Labs to step in a few weeks later and take the reins of ANDF by licensing the Ten15 technology from DRA , saying it would productise ANDF in a future release of its Unix SVR4.2 operating system ( UX No 390 ) , see front page . |
| 16 | Jock Lewes came in a few days later with a different tale to tell . |
| 17 | If the symptoms disappear in a few days no more medicine is needed , but if the symptoms persist dosing continues as before to complete the cure §281 . |
| 18 | All additions concentrated in a few areas This can occur when , for example , recruitment campaigns for customers have taken place in a limited area , or a competitor has gone out of business . |
| 19 | Cases of equal numbers of additions to each area and all additions concentrated in a few areas are depicted schematically in Fig. 7.9 . |
| 20 | Between 1974 and 1979 I had become concerned with the number of investigations conducted in a few States where , despite representations from properly appointed accredited representatives , the findings in the final reports were clearly less than satisfactory . |
| 21 | It is absurd , every time we introduce another element of our policy , for him to leap on to the populist pitch and then , as he no doubt will in a few minutes ' time , find some detailed reasons for being opposed to it . |
| 22 | I hope that a message can go out that there is a new resolve in the west and that we are determined to ensure that the killing , the destruction and the brutality stop , and that , as a new year dawns in a few days ' time , it dawns with a new sense of hope for the battered , beleaguered people of Croatia . |
| 23 | And the first deadline for applications for B T three shares expires in a few hours time . |
| 24 | It was the oldest trick in the book : lighten the atmosphere stir in a few laughs — and throw the fast ball . |