Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] within a few [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I have found Roman , medieval and Georgian losses within a few yards when working suburban grass verges . |
2 | Although the endless state visits to Harare or Mauretania always climaxed with the publication of pompous declarations and assertions that trade was going to increase by generous percentages within a few years , the consequences of these visits were negligible apart from providing a few more exhibits for the trophy rooms in Bucharest . |
3 | Police in north Oxfordshire believe the same thieves may have been behind two separate raids within a few miles of each other at Steeple Aston ; both raids were part of a spate of break-ins reported to police in the Fox F M area . |
4 | There 's a cosy hotel bar and although there 's no restaurant in the hotel , there are many good establishments within a few minutes walk . |
5 | Although there 's no restaurant in the hotel , there are plenty of good establishments within a few minutes walk . |
6 | However , whereas years of training and practice were usually needed to master the many and complex skills of recombinant DNA technology , the complete beginner can start to perform polymerase chain reaction experiments and generate meaningful results within a few days at most — hence the explosion of activity . |
7 | If the pattern holds , Europe will have thriving private-placement markets within a few years . |
8 | But they hope Colditz should be ready to accept its new inmates within a few years . |