Example sentences of "[conj] within five [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because of the closing weather , an element of urgency entered our expedition , and my companion started to speed up his pace so dramatically that within five minutes conversation between us was only possible by semaphore . |
| 2 | Eyeing her new-found companions sitting at her other side , and who were avid listeners to their conversation , he resumed wryly , ‘ And that within five minutes of you arriving anywhere you had the entire population at your feet , knew their life histories , their problems … ’ |
| 3 | The irony is that within five years , investigations started with a view to relaying part of the canal route to Kilmacolm as far as Paisley for a new passenger service ! |
| 4 | One fundholder said that within five years he expected to see practices controlling every aspect of health care . |
| 5 | Foster 's reckons that within five years it will brew as much beer in China as in Australia . |
| 6 | With some industry experts predicting that within five years more people will be sending and receiving faxes through their PC than with stand-alone fax machines it is no wonder that software developers are examining ways of cashing in on this increasing market . |
| 7 | You have to think of your problem for two days , then when the time feels right , switch on the radio and within five minutes if you listen intently the answer will pop out of the speakers . |
| 8 | Cantona tried hard to get involved , and within five minutes might have stolen the show , had it not been for a fine interception by Keith Curle following a fine run and cross down the left by Lee Sharpe . |
| 9 | I dialled long distance , and within five minutes of my original call to the Navy Department , heard a voice in Kearney saying , ‘ Smith speaking . ’ |
| 10 | And within five minutes , we were both as naked as when we were born , bouncing merrily across the great fourposter bed . |
| 11 | A drink was thrust into her hand and within five minutes she was being passed from group to group as though she were the prize exhibit ; asked numerous questions she did n't know how to or have time to answer ; told endless tales of this person or that person ; until eventually , somewhat bewildered , she ended up in the bar with someone called Patrick who began regaling her with tales of old Ireland . |
| 12 | Carole Meadows was charming and welcoming , and within five minutes of their arrival Laura could feel many of the day 's traumas slipping off her tired shoulders . |
| 13 | Martin Jajo equalised and within five minutes Jacobson sealed Darlington 's fate . |
| 14 | Both patterns of behaviour occurred inside a single company , and within five miles of each other . |
| 15 | Mrs. Gould 's brothers have estates high up in the Hunter just under the Liverpool Range and within five miles of the Menuras . |
| 16 | On the basis of these figures , the authors suggest that any test score can be regarded as falling within seven points of the true score for the short form , and within five points of the true score for the long form of the test . |
| 17 | A necropolis was established in Liverpool in 1825 , and within five years was paying shareholders a dividend of 8% . |
| 18 | The first loan society opened for business in 1838 , and within five years there were 150 . |
| 19 | With the loss of Gunbad and Silverspear , the Dwarfs lose their most important mines in the east and within five years they abandon the eastern fringes of the Worlds Edge Mountains altogether . |
| 20 | Models were rationalized , a kanban system of inventory control was introduced and within five years a leaner and fitter Mazda emerged . |
| 21 | But IBM immediately realized it faced a possible unexpected success , redesigned what was basically Univac 's machine for such mundane applications as payroll , and within five years became the leader in the computer industry , a position it has maintained to this day . |
| 22 | Others are moving into the frame and within five years it is possible that more than half of all lamb will be sold overseas . |
| 23 | Seventhly , if within five years before his election or since his election he is convicted of an offence and has passed upon him a sentence of imprisonment ( whether suspended or not ) for a period of not less than three months without the option of a fine . |
| 24 | We were n't exactly holding our breath for the arrival of these Lakewood flat-top guitars , but within five minutes of the boxes being opened , the two of them — and one of them in particular — were drawing noises of appreciation from all present . |
| 25 | They decided to continue , but within five minutes Sustad broke an ice hammer , forcing them to retreat in mockingly perfect weather . |
| 26 | But within five minutes of her putting a foot on the pavement outside the large building she 'd found that she might as well be in a hot and steamy sauna bath . |
| 27 | Shaun Taylor knocked one in just before half-time … but within five minutes of the second half Swindon were in pieces … two more goals from Birmingham and surely that was it … remember the famous line from the world cup … they think it 's all over … |
| 28 | Some small captives become pets but within five years they are potentially dangerous and have to be put behind bars . |
| 29 | Some people might go for your head to begin with but within five years you 'll find that you are the most popular person around . |
| 30 | To date approximately 100 GPs only have their practices computerised but within five years many of the remaining 7,900 will undoubtedly follow suit . |