Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [verb] within [art] few " in BNC.
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1 | A political truce was called within a few days of the outbreak of war ; a pact to end contested by-elections was first signed on 6 August , and a joint recruiting drive began before the end of the month . |
2 | Its equipment was removed within a few years and , by the late 1920s , it had become home to the Belvedere Upholstery Company , operated by the Tyler family . |
3 | The effect was electric : the girl was released within a few days ; the man remained in jail and in fact served a very long sentence . |
4 | The collection from the nest was made within a few days of the fledglings leaving the nest , and the broken up and trampled remains of pellets and bones from the nest can be mostly attributed to the regurgitated pellets of the fledglings . |
5 | Perfusion was excellent and peristalsis was observed within a few minutes . |