Example sentences of "[noun] in a [adj] [noun pl] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does n't he say something about there 's gon na be ten thousand small schools in a few years and erm |
| 2 | Such increases in tannin in browsed Acacia nigrescens in southern Africa have been reported to take place in a few minutes and the production of ethylene during damage has been considered to be the promoter of tannin increase . |
| 3 | I 've got a meeting in a few minutes and I — ’ |
| 4 | hello there … yes we 've come to Prestbury Park as Cheltenham readies itself for Gold Cup Week … we 'll be looking ahead to the festival in a few moments and also giving you the chance to win two tickets for the big day … first the weekend action and the big race in football … the chase for promotion |
| 5 | Before Folly could take in what was happening , Luke had crossed the room in a few strides and almost thrown himself on to the sofa . |
| 6 | We like to concentrate on the pop stuff in a few tracks and indulge in the more experimental stuff with the rest . ’ |
| 7 | Apple is expected to launch its own personal digital organiser in a few weeks and other companies are expected to follow suit later in the year . |
| 8 | Firms can choose to concentrate their resources in a few countries and emphasise exports to other markets , or they can disperse their resources and emphasise FDI . |
| 9 | He absorbed the little gray figures in a few seconds and his face bulged . |
| 10 | Conversely , a large-scale and long-period phenomenon such as the movement of tectonic plates can lead to local stress accumulation and to its release by an earthquake in a few seconds and with highly local effects . |
| 11 | It was always disappointing to sight the Land Rover and anticipate being in camp in a few minutes and then have an hour to walk . |
| 12 | each , each time you pulled a handle it did one job and er could n't tell you really now what it was , you know but er you 'd pull the five handles in a few minutes and the damn thing was done . |
| 13 | You leave school in a few weeks and you 've got to make yourself a living . |
| 14 | Democratic centralism concentrates power in a few hands and at the end of the day produces decision rather than fudging . |