Example sentences of "be [adj] in a [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hopefully hopefully the baby 'll be asleep in a few minutes . |
| 2 | I 'll be fine in a few minutes . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ He 'll be fine in a few days , my dear , with an infusion of clover and foxglove to steady his heart . |
| 4 | Olga heard him singing in the bathroom and shouted that supper would be ready in a few minutes . |
| 5 | Sufficiently powerful accelerators will be ready in a few years , and most physicists are confident that they will confirm the Salam-Weinberg theory . |
| 6 | On March 2nd 1872 , a letter came from the Mayor saying that the Corporation 's building would be ready in a few days and that they would be willing to receive patients under ‘ such arrangements as may be deemed best adapted to check the progress of the epidemic ’ . |
| 7 | Green made another appeal in the Mercury in October 1793 , saying that his plan would be ready in a few weeks , but it was not in fact published until late in 1794 . |
| 8 | In what sense can a curator responsibly sign the acquisition declaration knowing full well that there is no guarantee that a floppy disc or tape will be readable in a few years even if pampered with executive class conservation treatment — acid-free packing , humidity- and temperature-controlled environment , and low ambient light levels ? |