Example sentences of "in [art] few [noun pl] i [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a few hours I would be flown into a different culture , a different climate , with different people . |
| 2 | If I stood on a street corner somewhere , someone could slip me a small packet in exchange for a fiver and in a few hours I 'd be slumped on the floor of a public toilet : a Drug Statistic . |
| 3 | I forgot my circumstances talking to her , that I no longer had power to help , that in a few hours I 'd be gone , and I said , ‘ Of course I 'd love to visit you , I 'd be honoured . |
| 4 | In a few moments I 'd like to tell you briefly about the trading background to the figures and to give you an indication of how business has been since the period ended and particularly since our important sale started on Boxing Day . |
| 5 | ‘ In a few days I 'll have some plan . |
| 6 | ‘ In a few days I 'll be your father , and I 'll punish you just like that , as often as necessary ! ’ |
| 7 | Perhaps the most useful thing she did was to teach me the language , so that in a few days I could speak it quite well . |
| 8 | In a few days I will send for you again . |
| 9 | ‘ Perhaps in a few years I would n't have done . ’ |
| 10 | In a few years I 'd be just like mammy , cleaning for toffs ; and I 'd have weans and it 'd be too late then , and my man 'd be just like daddy was before he died , working a' week and getting drunk on Friday nights and a' day Saturdays . ’ |
| 11 | Jack ‘ I 'll be retiring soon ’ Duncan has finally gone and in a few weeks I shall also have a clear desk and be on my way to Viewforth , Stirling to take up my appointment as Director of Technical Services in Central Region . |