Example sentences of "within [noun pl] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The displeasure of President Mitterrand , host here for the two-day summit , was also made known , and within hours the Bonn government had backed off any confrontation with its French allies . |
| 2 | SAVE accepted the challenge and within hours the inquiry was over , the inspector having gallantly offered the 10p deposit . |
| 3 | Within hours the kid napper demanded a ransom of £175,000 from estate agents Shipways . |
| 4 | The bombardment chewed the British defences as savagely ; the dawn advance was cloaked in the same white mist of invisibility ; within hours the storm troopers had overrun the new Front and the retreat was on again . |
| 5 | Within hours the couple were betrothed , even though both were stunned at the speed things moved . |
| 6 | As the audience saw themselves on screen they began to ‘ perform ’ for the cameras and within minutes the whole audience was cheering , singing and even dancing in the aisles . |
| 7 | He snaked off again and within minutes the throng began moving towards dinner , dividing into ten to a table , lowering bottoms onto inadequate chairs , fingering menus , peering at the print through candlelight , scanning their allotted neighbours . |
| 8 | Taylor , from Birkenhead , Merseyside , struck one prison officer , taking his keys , and within minutes the rioters had erected the first of a labyrinth of barricades and begun systematically destroying the chapel . |
| 9 | Within minutes the brown patch of sky enveloped me , as a violent storm swept across the dunes . |
| 10 | Within minutes the crowd had dispersed , leaving the frontage of the Theater an der Wien unlit and deserted . |
| 11 | Within minutes the steps were swarming with black-coated , medal-encrusted figures , all on their way to raise double gins to the fond memory of the man who had been a leader in the game of Intelligence . |
| 12 | Within minutes the car was free , and before I could thank the young farmer I 'd been invited back for a cup of tea and some hot broth . |
| 13 | She quickened her pace and within minutes the half moon of brightness at the end of the tunnel had widened to receive them again into the daylight and he was back , shivering at her side ; |
| 14 | Blows were exchanged faster than the eye could follow but to no avail — within minutes the proud High Elf lay headless on the plain . |
| 15 | Within minutes the noise level had increased perceptibly as the champagne began to have its effect . |
| 16 | The coolies inside the fetid dens immediately began to stretch their stiffened limbs and drag themselves off their sodden mats , knowing that within minutes the cai would be among them flailing heavy staves to rouse the laggards . |
| 17 | Within minutes the fold yard was filled with milling creatures , steam rising in rolling clouds from their bodies . |
| 18 | Within minutes the last remaining areas of pink stone flooring were covered with bodies and had turned homespun-white . |
| 19 | Two minutes into the second half Elwood 's drop goal reinforced Ireland 's victory push and within minutes the same player was on target with a penalty to open up a six point gap . |
| 20 | Should an order for meals need to be altered , or an error be discovered , while unloading is taking place at the plane , the driver of the vehicle supplying the meals can simply radio back to base and within minutes the problem is resolved . |
| 21 | She packed up the remains of the bread and cheese they had had for supper , and then watched as he clipped poles together and hammered in pegs ; within minutes the flimsy little structure was up and ready . |
| 22 | The liquid burst into flames and within minutes the whole building was alight . |
| 23 | But the losses were quickly reversed and within minutes the index had recovered to be 4.7 ahead at 3040.1 . |
| 24 | For sub-divisions into broad age-groups within Districts the average error was about five per cent . |
| 25 | Organizational structures will tend to favour decentralisation on account of the existence of powerful departmental computer facilities , whilst within offices the trend will be towards the integration of existing services , ie data processing , word processing , voice communication and electronic mail , along the lines suggested in Figure 30.3 in para 29 above . |
| 26 | His move , in January 1988 , turned out to be one of the scheduling masterstrokes of the ‘ 80s , and within months the soap 's ratings had soared towards the 20 million mark and the top to the TV charts . |
| 27 | Within months the party began to self-destruct as the pace of reforms became too much for the Left , and for Mr Lange , to stomach . |
| 28 | And as inner city expertise readily becomes transformed into a supplementary expertise on Black people , within months the same company was awarded a contract by the Department of Trade and Industry to evaluate the effects of inner city policy on British Black communities . |
| 29 | But within months the recession arrived and what had originally been considered a financially sound decision turned out to be an economic disaster . |
| 30 | The crucial power was torn from the hands of the proletariat , and within months the Bolsheviks found themselves on the other side of the barricades . |