Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] 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 | What permitted the concentration of foreign trade in a few ports was the complementing of overseas trade by coastal trade . |
| 7 | ‘ An Army lorry is due along this road in a few minutes . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I 'll get you some food in a few minutes , but first let's have your shoe and stocking off . ’ |
| 10 | A saying that conveys much meaning in a few words ; short poem ending in a witty turn of thought . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | I shall deal with that point in a few moments . |
| 13 | Is it likely that there are other pupils who may turn up in that room in a few minutes ? |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Planning these raids had moved a long way in a few months , as explained in Chapter 10 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | But I 'll touch on the reason why they do n't need those condition in a few minutes . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | I shall be drawing a considerable sum in a few days but you must know how it is , travelling the country as we old soldiers do … thank you … ten pounds will be quite sufficient … and you must let me spend some more of it in your excellent company … that evening 's entertainment we enjoyed together , Mr Wood , ’ his voice rose in the small hallway and the other guests and servants indoors and out strained noticeably to catch what would surely be the eloquent testimonial of a compliment , ‘ was one of the , shall we say , most boisterous and wise , a rare combination , Mr Landlord , I have spent , whether in London , in Europe or in and out of ships and foreign postings in a long lifetime . |
| 22 | And I 'll go into that area in a little bit more detail in a few minutes . |
| 23 | The results come hard on the heels of a forecast by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency , who says he is confident that a series of factors will lead to a ‘ relaunch ’ of nuclear power in a few years ' time . |
| 24 | The future of British Coal depends on the results of the next general election in a few months ' time , and I do not think that any hon. Member or the Minister would refute that . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | I I can give you an accurate price in a few minutes but roughly you 'd pay about five pounds more |
| 27 | Energis is the name chosen by the UK 's National Grid Company for the telephone service it plans to launch next year , delivered along fibre optic lines that will run along its 4,200 miles of overhead power lines and 360 miles of underground cable : the company — owned by the 12 regional UK electricity distributors , hopes to get the go-ahead for its planned service in a few weeks , and has heavyweights Gordon Owen , formerly of Mercury Communications Ltd , and David Dey , formerly British Telecommunications Plc on board to run the business . |
| 28 | It 's as hard to do justice to the beauty of the Eternal City in a few words as it is to see everything in a few days . |
| 29 | None of the translations really does full justice to verse 20 , and we 'll do a little detective work when we look at that verse in a few minutes . |
| 30 | Abnormal neurological signs ( unusually brisk tendon jerks and tremor ) ; overt neurological deteri-oration in a few subjects |