Example sentences of "be [verb] [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This increase in greenhouse gases is expected to eventually force global temperatures to rise by 2 to 5 °C , although the full amount of warming will be delayed for a few decades because of oceanic thermal inertia . |
| 2 | With great reluctance , Reagan bowed to pressure from his advisers and compromised the Kemp-Roth principle somewhat by agreeing that the first cut should be delayed for a few months and reduced to 5 per cent in the first year with 10 per cent cuts in years two and three . |
| 3 | This is not an area where policies and procedures can be formulated after a few incidents have been experienced . |
| 4 | I be they 've never played Turrican or Creatures otherwise they 'd be gobsmacked , especially the console owners who pay about £40 for games that can often be completed in a few hours ! |
| 5 | This is not an enterprise that can be completed in a few months . |
| 6 | The harvested roots are bulky and heavy to transport and they must be crushed within a few hours after harvest to avoid loss of the sugary Juice . |
| 7 | Last night , her solicitor Tony Russell confirmed the writ was filed in the High Court and the case would be heard within a few months . |
| 8 | Excuse me I 've got not exactly hay-fever but I think I 'm going to be sneezing for a few minutes . |
| 9 | The escalating cost of these tax benefits would be checked within a few years of this policy being implemented . |
| 10 | A personalised pay-in book will also be posted within a few days of opening the account . |
| 11 | Like the books mentioned above , its specific content will be superseded in a few years ; but in meantime the book may be able to rescue some future Nobel laureates from becoming otherwise lost in cyberspace . |
| 12 | We 've been told to take off times , but if there 's one certainty , they 'll be rescheduled by a few hours before the season starts . |
| 13 | A smuggling museum and exhibition ; video theatre and adventure walk — press the buttons and be prepared for a few surprises ! |
| 14 | I did n't want anyone to feel that this diet was a ‘ prison sentence ’ to be endured for a few weeks or months before old habits could be reintroduced . |
| 15 | Given this set of circumstances , it could be that the new wave of information technology firms will never turn into a real breaker , but be seen in a few years as just a ripple on the pond . |
| 16 | Last week the Ulster Amateur Drama Festival had to be moved at a few hours notice , after Belfast 's Grand Opera House was extensively damaged by a 1,000lb bomb . |
| 17 | Once a spreadsheet model is established such questions can be answered in a few seconds . |
| 18 | Another method of birth control must be used for a few months until two consecutive tests show there are no sperm left . |
| 19 | Packed with meat ( 92% min ) , they are gutsy and flavourful and can be bought at a few outlets in London and Oxfordshire , or direct ( no mail order ) from Bangers Galore , |
| 20 | Fuelling stations incorporate ‘ fast fill ’ techniques , where fuelling can be accomplished in a few minutes . |
| 21 | The dilemma of whether to improve ( or not ) an old building which may not be needed in a few years ' time can last for decades . |
| 22 | Replacements will be needed within a few weeks . ’ |
| 23 | Mortar is applied to such areas as will be tessellated within a few hours , and certainly within the day ( hence giornata , for mortar patches which represent a completed period of work ) . |
| 24 | Most importantly , what did Alexander learn at that Council meeting which changed his attitude , sending him on a journey in very dangerous conditions to court a queen he could scarcely be bothered with a few weeks before ? |
| 25 | A spokesman for the Assembly stated that it was hoped to hold elections by the end of 1992 , but that they might have to be postponed for a few months given the parlous state of the country . |
| 26 | For the Community as a whole , the Maastricht agreement and all its areas — including the social provisions , which the others will accept outside the treaty on the basis of a separate protocol to be agreed in a few months ' time — were the significant aspect . |
| 27 | Because it rejects the straight line conception of time from the first hiccough to the last gasp , the novel is not built round a clear , sequential story , that might be summarised in a few paragraphs . |
| 28 | However , the complexity of his task is such that it can not readily be summarised in a few words . |
| 29 | You need to be able to get into the turn quickly and accurately , and to be flying within a few knots of the pre-stall buffet . |
| 30 | ‘ I 've told her he 's travelling between America and Mexico and ca n't be reached for a few days . |