Example sentences of "[adv] in a few [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A storm arrives from the west , the snow falling so thickly in a few minutes that I fear I will lose my way . |
| 2 | and can be preceded by ( e.g. ‘ squelch ’ , ‘ bulge ’ ) ; is never preceded by , and is preceded by only in a few words and names , e.g. ‘ Welsh ’ , ‘ Walsh ’ , . |
| 3 | Do you have a rota system where if maybe six have got onto an appliance and there 's another fire comes up in a few hours that they can not turn ut again , or is it just a matter of whoever gets there first again ? |
| 4 | Gesner would be on in a few moments and then the thing would lift off . |
| 5 | I mean , we could go back in a few days and I could distract her while you … ’ |
| 6 | ‘ We 'd have half the police force here in a few minutes if we did , ’ she said . |
| 7 | When I am tired and think , ‘ I do n't want to do this any more ’ I just tell myself that it might not be here in a few months and that there 's probably a million who would kill to be where I am . |
| 8 | The analyst can not hope to understand the business as well in a few weeks as the user does after many years . |
| 9 | Because that was a politician 's I 'll play that trailer for the Sunday breakfast show again in a few moments and get you terribly excited . |
| 10 | Every nation believes that its enemies were the aggressors , and may make war again in a few years unless they are utterly defeated . |
| 11 | They would have the fire brigade round in a few moments if the external noise had been as loud as the internal one . |