Example sentences of "is [verb] in a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ONE of County Durham 's longest-serving police officers is to retire in a few days . |
| 2 | It was strongly hinted that " a dividend is expected in a few weeks time " which is equivalent to " a discount on the purchase price . " |
| 3 | One senses a rush of creative warmth as this lonely rapt figure is conjured in a few sentences . |
| 4 | More is accomplished in a few weeks through revival than is accomplished in years of ordinary labours . |
| 5 | The evidence for arguing that newspaper — and media — ownership is concentrated in a few hands is fairly abundant ( see Table 4.2 ) but this does not , of itself , provide material for analysing the extent to which ‘ this potential for control is actually realized in practice , how exactly it operates and in whose ultimate interest ( it is ) … ’ . |
| 6 | Special adaptation is required in a few species to fit breeding cycles into the polar year . |