Example sentences of "[be] [verb] within a few [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The possibility of a title going ‘ out of print ’ if selection decisions are delayed must also be considered — though this is unlikely if orders are placed within a few months of publication . |
2 | If the district registry had appreciated the urgency and the short period of the order without doubt they would have sought directions and the result would certainly have been that the appeal would have been set down at some other convenient centre or , as happened , in London at or before the beginning of this term and would have been heard within a few days , that is , the appeal would have been heard approximately a month ago . |
3 | First impressions , and they are formed within a few seconds of listening to these headphones , are of an unveiled immediacy , very extended high-frequency response and seamless midrange . |
4 | And the results are expected within a few weeks . |
5 | The four have undergone doping tests and the results are expected within a few days . |
6 | The harvested roots are bulky and heavy to transport and they must be crushed within a few hours after harvest to avoid loss of the sugary Juice . |
7 | Last night , her solicitor Tony Russell confirmed the writ was filed in the High Court and the case would be heard within a few months . |
8 | The escalating cost of these tax benefits would be checked within a few years of this policy being implemented . |
9 | A personalised pay-in book will also be posted within a few days of opening the account . |
10 | Replacements will be needed within a few weeks . ’ |
11 | Mortar is applied to such areas as will be tessellated within a few hours , and certainly within the day ( hence giornata , for mortar patches which represent a completed period of work ) . |
12 | You need to be able to get into the turn quickly and accurately , and to be flying within a few knots of the pre-stall buffet . |
13 | Hotel parking is available and although there is n't an in-house restaurant , there are plenty of mouth-watering menus to be found within a few minutes stroll . |
14 | ‘ Whoever put the clothes there might reasonably have expected that they would be found within a few days ? ’ |
15 | It 'd be gone within a few hours . |
16 | Executives at Alexandra Towing are now waiting to hear further details of the move , which could be finalised within a few weeks . |
17 | Most items are available from stock , or can be delivered within a few days . |
18 | Under the right conditions they come into existence at a great rate , but no one of them has existed for long , and all will be destroyed within a few months . |
19 | A short cork is perfectly adequate for a wine destined to be drunk within a few years . |
20 | HD-DOMS runs on Data General , Sun and IBM Corp workstations , and an HP-UX version will be shipping within a few weeks . |
21 | HD-DOMS runs on Data General , Sun and IBM workstations , and an HP/UX version will be shipping within a few weeks . |
22 | As the article correctly acknowledges , generally magnox fuel must be reprocessed within a few years of discharge from a reactor , from an advanced gas-cooled reactor ( AGR ) , fuel may be stored underwater for somewhat longer periods and for much longer in a dry store . |
23 | During the dispute in 1984 , striking miners travelling in convoy on the motorway in Nottinghamshire were stopped within a few miles of four collieries . |
24 | The last two — works of completely contrasting character — were written within a few weeks of each other . |
25 | Originally ascribed to the 1660s it now seems highly likely that they date from the 1630s and were made within a few years of each other . |
26 | Reductions of between 80 and 93% were achieved within a few weeks . |
27 | Generally , the operational data ( that is the policy records ) were destroyed within a few years of their fulfilment . |
28 | Most children with severe visual handicaps will have been discovered within a few days of their birth or in their early infancy in hospital . |
29 | A Planning Application has been submitted to South Shropshire District Council and their decision is expected within a few weeks . |
30 | If no improvement is observed within a few weeks , the therapist must insist on admission since further continuation of ineffective treatment is counterproductive . |