Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] in [art] few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have an important function to attend in a few days ’ time . |
| 2 | The reply came in a few minutes ago listing ten different countries with which he does business . ’ |
| 3 | A new chairman came in a few months ago . |
| 4 | A small army of workers will be moving into C&A to start shop fitting in a few weeks ' time . |
| 5 | The plan is to grow the lawnmower business over the next couple of years and then float the shares to raise cash to add in a few operations that are less seasonal , and less weather-dependent . |
| 6 | Buus does in a few cases revert to earlier material or in one instance , as we have seen , achieve cohesion at the expense of monotony by basing a whole piece on a single idea . |
| 7 | This takes time to begin with — lots of lovely sitting around going through the magazines again but , when needed , the index which is stored in a file can be looked up and the right magazine located in a few minutes . |
| 8 | You know it will be your turn to talk in a few minutes , so you can put all your energy into listening rather than trying to spot a chance to throw in your contribution . |
| 9 | They said Labour had squandered a golden opportunity to improve part of the town centre which could be hard hit when the new Cornmill Centre opens in a few months ' time . |
| 10 | It is absurd , every time we introduce another element of our policy , for him to leap on to the populist pitch and then , as he no doubt will in a few minutes ' time , find some detailed reasons for being opposed to it . |
| 11 | I hope that a message can go out that there is a new resolve in the west and that we are determined to ensure that the killing , the destruction and the brutality stop , and that , as a new year dawns in a few days ' time , it dawns with a new sense of hope for the battered , beleaguered people of Croatia . |
| 12 | It was the oldest trick in the book : lighten the atmosphere stir in a few laughs — and throw the fast ball . |