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

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1 I can knock fifty thousand miles off the clock in a few minutes with my high-speed electric drill .
2 I 'll be back in a few minutes for our little talk . ’
3 and try and get out of them what skills , you know , and chuck in a few ideas of your own , you know ,
4 ‘ I 'll be back in a few days with your orders . ’
5 I 'll expect you at the Presbytery in a few days with your donation . ’
6 The head man just sits there drumming his fingers , a bit embarrassed , until you have finished , whereupon the interpreter rattles off the main points , throwing in a few gestures of his or her own just to confuse things .
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