Example sentences of "within a few [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.

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31 The new ruling was a financial consideration to prevent ratepayers from , in effect , subsiding replays played within a few days of the original game .
32 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 .
33 This hormone is produced by the developing embryo within a few days of the egg being fertilised .
34 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 .
35 When I went to Germany within a few days of the end of the war , it was rather remarkable to go to a Luftwaffe air field with many aircraft , all intact and fully serviceable , but with their tanks — dry not a drop of oil was to be found on those bases .
36 Within a few weeks of the outbreak of war , the Luftwaffe had a new name for the east coast of Scotland where the skies were patrolled by the young men of the City of Glasgow Squadron , and its leaders , Wing Commander Farquhar , Group Captain the Duke of Hamilton , and Squadron Leader Johnstone .
37 Within a few weeks of the payout , Mr Curtis claimed , £1 million had vanished from their Inca Gemstones company , and been partly used for ‘ unlawful or improper purposes , ’ hidden from shareholders .
38 That Kellynch Hall must be let , ‘ a beloved home made over to others ’ , is deeply felt ; but , within a few weeks of the Crofts ' arrival as tenants , Anne ‘ could not but in conscience feel that they were gone who deserved not to stay , and that Kellynch-hall had passed into better hands than its owners . ’
39 Within a few weeks of the Ashleys moving in , she drove up , knocked on the door and welcomed them to the area .
40 Under constantly damp conditions pellets decay very rapidly ( see next section ) , within a few weeks in the case of tawny owl and eagle owl pellets , although rather longer in some species like the barn owl .
41 This is done for its own sake but it is found that the primary sufferer will quite commonly seek treatment through his or her appropriate Anonymous Fellowship within a few months of the family member seeking his or her own recovery .
42 Certainly , the change within a few months from the Grand Moral Union of the Productive Classes to the Grand National Consolidated Trade Union suggests great confusion of purpose .
43 This case report describes the histological and macroscopic changes seen within a few months in the gastric mucosa of a 28 year old woman patient with upper abdominal symptoms .
44 ( a ) Time of exercise It is usual to provide that the tenant must exercise the option within a few months before the expiry of the lease .
45 However , within a few overs of the start , we were off to the newsroom , and cries of disbelief were audible from living-rooms all around the country .
46 The travelling chaos of a modern party leader 's election entourage had carried Major within a few miles of the home of the founder of the profession , a few of whose more troublesome contemporary practitioners are said to have caused him much irritation over the 16 months of his premiership .
47 They set off quite cheerily , but when they were within a few miles of the tarmac coast road , the truck hit a gully and gave a sickening lurch .
48 At dawn they were well hidden in a cave and the following night they were able to march to within a few miles of the beach where they were to be picked up .
49 Easily Accessible : There is a large number of footpaths and bridleways in the area , and two long-distance paths , the Oxford Way and the Cotswold Way , pass within a few miles of the hotel .
50 Police here are publicising facilities within a few miles of the road .
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