Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] in a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We look forward to a generous settlement in a few weeks ' time when he might deal with the London Regional Transport anomaly which is afflicting us as Members representing outer London . |
| 2 | The imposition of a slightly lighter sentence in a few cases would seem to be a small price to pay for the conviction of more guilty offenders . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll bring you some tea in a few minutes , ’ he said . |
| 4 | Look , I 'm going to be snarled up in another meeting in a few minutes . |
| 5 | Er , we need to also think about erm , er , B types , because B types may not be being assertive , and I shall talk about assertive behaviour in a few moments . |
| 6 | There will be definitional and ultimately theoretical problems in a few cases where land-use decisions are shared in a complex manner between a small group like a household , and a larger community . |
| 7 | The preparations for an " open-book " examination should rather consist of preparing adequate notes — possibly in swot-card form of all aspects of the work , with , perhaps , the support of marked passages in a few textbooks . |
| 8 | What permitted the concentration of foreign trade in a few ports was the complementing of overseas trade by coastal trade . |
| 9 | ‘ An Army lorry is due along this road in a few minutes . |
| 10 | I 'm gon na lift a few mint roots Stefan and er plant them in a box of compost and put them in the warm greenhouse so they give me nice sprigs of fresh mint in a few months ' time . |
| 11 | I 'll get you some food in a few minutes , but first let's have your shoe and stocking off . ’ |
| 12 | My hon. Friend 's question speaks for itself , and no doubt we shall hear more about such matters in a few minutes . |
| 13 | A saying that conveys much meaning in a few words ; short poem ending in a witty turn of thought . |
| 14 | One of the deals , being kept under wraps until an official announcement in a few weeks , is believed to be a lucrative shirt sponsorship package — but chairman Wallace Mercer is refusing to say if it involves current sponsor Strongbow . |
| 15 | Page 29 Sterling slumps : The pound posted its steepest one-day fall in more than three years , sinking almost six pfennigs in a few hours to close at DM2.9737 . |
| 16 | I shall deal with that point in a few moments . |
| 17 | Is it likely that there are other pupils who may turn up in that room in a few minutes ? |
| 18 | Mrs Padmore , as we know from the memorandum at the front of the file , is going to be transferring to the Economic Secretariat in a few weeks ' time . |
| 19 | It is the unique experience of rail travellers on the Gotthard to glimpse the same , unmistakable baroque-domed village church three times in a few minutes as the train passes it at different levels above and below . |
| 20 | Previous studies in a few patients suggest that carcinoid diarrhoea is , at least temporarily , improved with methysergide , ICS205–930 ( a 5HT 3 antagonist without 5HT 4 effects ) , and ketanserin . |
| 21 | These figures suggest that employers , at least with the present education system , largely feel that basic knowledge in a few subjects is all that they find useful for their purpose . |
| 22 | He absorbed the little gray figures in a few seconds and his face bulged . |
| 23 | The introduction of a financial quota system inevitably placed unprecedented responsibilities on most branches and student groups to make tangible contributions to support their activities , and those of the District , which led to predictable objections from some branches and to genuine difficulty in meeting the allocated quotas in a few instances . |
| 24 | We 'll catch up with her continued efforts in a few weeks time when Zoe Muir reviews the progress of all our healthy lifestylers as they hit the three month mark . |
| 25 | Planning these raids had moved a long way in a few months , as explained in Chapter 10 . |
| 26 | It is impossible to summarise the effect of that complicated case in a few lines , but in practical terms the High Court of Australia found duress to exist in the possibility that the state might seize the plaintiff 's property . |
| 27 | So Yardie sold 10,000 copies in a few months — an unheard of amount for a small press publication — and has now been picked up by Pan Books which will be putting out a mass-market edition in the new year . |
| 28 | But I 'll touch on the reason why they do n't need those condition in a few minutes . |
| 29 | Thirdly , it is of fundamental importance in a few cases to consider whether the covenant is too vague to be enforced or void for uncertainty . |
| 30 | The company 's chief executive , Dr David Horrobin , said that employment could be expected to increase if progress continues and the products are licensed by the Government for clinical use in a few years ' time . |