Example sentences of "would [verb] in a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was nothing like the transformation she would undergo in a few years time but it signalled the slow resurrection of her inner spirit . |
| 2 | I can offer an account of what the minimum level to be attained at 16 by 80%-90% of pupils would entail in a few areas of the curriculum … ; in English , pupils would need to demonstrate that they are attentive listeners and confident speakers when dealing with everyday matters of which they have experience , that they can read straightforward written information and pass it on — orally and in written form — without loss of meaning and that they can say clearly what their own views are ; in Mathematics , that they can apply the topics and skills in the foundation list proposed in the Cockcroft Report ; in Science , that they are willing and able to take a practical approach to problems , involving sensible observations and appropriate measurements and can communicate their findings effectively … ; in History , that they possess some historical knowledge and perspective , understand the concepts of cause and consequence , and can compare and extract information from historical evidence and be aware of its limitations ; and in CDT [ craft , design and technology ] , that they can design and make something , using a limited range of materials and calling on a restricted range of concepts and give an account of what they have done and the problems they encountered . |
| 3 | I made him understand that he was to stay where he was and I would return in a few minutes with a tin of tobacco . |
| 4 | He told his brother that he was close to death and would die in a few days . |
| 5 | He was assured that he would hear in a few days . |
| 6 | The computer had located the catalogue , and it would arrive in a few minutes . |
| 7 | A sudden sickness and fatigue swamped her , and she felt incapable of facing the long , painful inquest that would start in a few minutes — incapable of sustaining any longer the intolerable labour of love . |
| 8 | The iodine-131 deposited on the ground would decay in a few weeks . |