Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] in a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As with the merger in 1977 between the then Institute of Bankers and the Savings Banks Institute , the latest partnership will in a few years ' time look entirely natural . |
| 2 | and if you can see our practice nurse in a few weeks |
| 3 | Yes , we 've got Maidenhead to come down here , a home game in a few weeks time , so obviously that will be quite an interesting game . |
| 4 | Without pilots gaining experience at the lowest level , we will be shaping up for another chronic pilots shortage in a few years ' time . |
| 5 | We like to concentrate on the pop stuff in a few tracks and indulge in the more experimental stuff with the rest . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ We are going to arrive at Port au Prince airport in a few minutes . |
| 7 | Eight years later John actually found himself playing on a winning Derry side in an All Ireland minor decider alongside Dermot McNicholl , Damian Cassidy and Don Kelly . |
| 8 | You can see in a Trivial Pursuit question in a few years time what 's the most commonly said three words ? |
| 9 | He 'll be in a walking plaster in a few days . |
| 10 | You have to be some chancer to turn down 10 million for a player that could burn out from snorting too much junk food in a few years : - ) ( mixing my puns there , I think ) . |
| 11 | Meals-on-Wheels ( organised by WRVS ) were available only two days a week ; the social services department had only minimal provision for day care in a few Part III homes . |
| 12 | We shall have Bryan Robson and Lee Sharpe mush fitter in a few weeks when they have had more games . ’ |
| 13 | I understand that the Secretary of State for the Environment is to develop the concept of ’ Tarzan 's folly ’ at a London Weekend Television seminar in a few weeks ' time , but the right place to develop the concept is on the Floor of the House . |
| 14 | The old mills , houses , school and other buildings dating from Robert Owen 's time are preserved , and there is an exhibition centre in a former counting house . |
| 15 | She 's due to have a hip replacement operation in a few weeks time . |
| 16 | Cream flour in a little milk , then stir in remaining milk and stock . |
| 17 | How can we allow the commercial hunting of whales when they could be starved of food because of ozone depletion in a few years ' time ? " |
| 18 | I vote that this a good point other activities for the County Council in a few years that you that you will find er people anxious to support , thank you gentlemen |
| 19 | But the thing is I 've got an integration exam in a few weeks popping up |
| 20 | " You 'll have the application form in a few days as soon as I can get it processed . " |
| 21 | The two ladies had each paid 500 dollars for the privilege of a ten-minute consultation , during which one was told that she had been a quartz crystal in a former life while the other was informed that she had been an E flat ! |
| 22 | Already in Britain there are plans for putting into communication the computer-based personal information systems of DHSS , the Driving and Vehicle Licensing Centre , the Police National Computer and the Inland Revenue ; and the embossed plastic cards with unique machine-readable numerical identifiers which are now issued automatically to all school-leavers to mark their entry into the National Insurance scheme will in a few years ' time be , in effect , national identity cards . |
| 23 | Journalists can digest a story from a good press release in a few minutes , while attending a press conference is going to take an hour , not including travelling time . |
| 24 | My wife got scared as I went from a nice healthy rosy red colour to sheet white in a few seconds : - ( . |
| 25 | They had waged three rounds of quick fire war in an all action bout that contained just about every move and punch in the sport . |
| 26 | So , gentlemen , what I 'm really doing is to show you a bit of the background and the fact that it 's not all doom and gloom there is a hell of a light at the tunnel and in matter of fact , we got another lecture on the channel tunnel in a few days time ! |
| 27 | He has to leave for an important luncheon party in a few minutes . ’ |
| 28 | TIP : Water stored in a centrally heated room will reach a near tank temperature in a few days — which means minimal addition of water from the kettle . |
| 29 | ‘ He 'll be here at the family party in a few days , ’ he said gruffly . |