Example sentences of "[conj] in only a [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Lying in bed at night , she would remind herself that in only a few months ' time she would be his , and would have assumed his name and taken on the position of head of his household .
2 Many Americans , for example , have individual septic tanks , and in only a few countries , such as England and West Germany , does sewerage dominate sanitation systems .
3 In a three way contest almost as many people had voted against Reagan as for him and in only a few states , mainly in the South , had he performed significantly better than Gerald Ford in 1976 .
4 The ground was soft and spongy and in only a few paces her canvas shoes were soaked .
5 Naturally , if tinnitus is troublesome , you will seek medical advice , but in only a few cases ( it is suggested less than five per cent ) is there a simple remedy where the cause of tinnitus is in the outer or middle ear .
6 The employees interviewed in the 30 banks all have the responsibility for making lending decisions to small business customers , but in only a few cases were those branch managers as such , because generally the role of dealing with the small business customer is delegated to executives such as the specialised Enterprise Manager , or the Small Business Manager , all of whom had several years ' experience .
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