Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] in a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have been persuaded by the publishers to adopt the spellings on the latest maps of the Ordnance Survey and where these differ from those previously accepted have done so with reluctance , rebelling only in a few cases of change in long-familiar names . |
| 2 | yes , I should n't mind going away in a few weeks , if , if |
| 3 | We will be reporting back in a few weeks ' time about this case and whether we have achieved a lasting and muzzle-free peace treaty between the battling Yorkies ! |
| 4 | I was doing things I knew that I would be doing properly in a few years . |
| 5 | Korea 's Samsung will start doing so in a few weeks . |
| 6 | I have another important foreign call coming through in a few minutes , so , if you 'll excuse me , I 'll hand you over to the Chief Accountant now . " |
| 7 | Welcome back to Central News South : Coming up in a few minutes , the farmer who 's taken maternity hospital technology and adapted it for the lambing season . |
| 8 | Welcome back to Central News : coming up in a few minutes , the sheep farmer who 's opened his farm yard to the public for the lambing season . |
| 9 | Coming up in a few minutes , the artist who 's had a six year love affair with the Malvern Hills . |
| 10 | Welcome back : Coming up in a few minutes , the wallaby farmer who 's got something of a baby boom on his hands . |
| 11 | Welcome back : Coming up in a few minutes . |
| 12 | And this information will be linguistically analyzed , and then used to help compile the new dictionary which will be coming out in a few years . |
| 13 | With boards travelling at up to 25 knots , the emphasis is on not falling since in a few seconds the fleet will have zoomed past and gained a huge advantage . |