Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] in a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again my mind wandered from my polishing and back onto the job I would be doing in a few hours . |
| 2 | I 'll be talking in a few moments time about aviation travel and the risks and , indeed , the trends that are being reflected at the present time , but erm before we move to that let's just think about those of us who perhaps have decided we wo n't go abroad . |
| 3 | I sha n't see you again — I 'm leaving in a few moments to drive down to Kildare . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's not that early — I 've been up for ages , and I 'm leaving in a few minutes . |
| 5 | He told the owner of the pensione that he would probably be leaving in a few days and then he made his way to the station to ask about trains . |
| 6 | I 'm retiring in a few months Daphne said quietly . |
| 7 | But I read in an article this morning ( 'Students set to pay full fees ' , 29 September ) that if I were applying in a few years ' time , I would have to ask my parents to pay the full cost of my tuition . |
| 8 | Obviously Duncan was calling in a few debts . |