Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [verb] in [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because it rejects the straight line conception of time from the first hiccough to the last gasp , the novel is not built round a clear , sequential story , that might be summarised in a few paragraphs . |
| 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 | But when the edge had dulled it was no problem and on the harder wood a burn mark could be left in a few seconds if very little pressure was applied with the cutter just spinning on the surface . |
| 4 | If we wish to increase growth rate in pigs , for example , we can try breeding only from the fastest growing pigs , and a whole population of fast growing pigs may be obtained in a few generations , if growth rate is heritable . |
| 5 | Again my mind wandered from my polishing and back onto the job I would be doing in a few hours . |
| 6 | A massive advertising campaign will be launched in a few days . |
| 7 | Like the books mentioned above , its specific content will be superseded in a few years ; but in meantime the book may be able to rescue some future Nobel laureates from becoming otherwise lost in cyberspace . |
| 8 | The range of possibilities for the pace and form of change can be seen in a few specific industries in each of the three sectors : national resource processing , manufacturing and services . |
| 9 | Once a spreadsheet model is established such questions can be answered in a few seconds . |
| 10 | This is not an enterprise that can be completed in a few months . |
| 11 | speed of execution — 100 years in the life of a watershed can be simulated in a few seconds of computer time , and |
| 12 | Fuelling stations incorporate ‘ fast fill ’ techniques , where fuelling can be accomplished in a few minutes . |
| 13 | If it is already well dried and can be carted in a few days , this method involves less work than tripodding . |