Example sentences of "[noun sg] in a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though the move could help to speed up investment in a few large projects , there were fears last night that the sudden change in the offshore tax system could hit the bulk of the smaller oil and gas projects which were expected to provide most of the work for the offshore supply industry over the next few years . |
| 2 | How can we allow the commercial hunting of whales when they could be starved of food because of ozone depletion in a few years ' time ? " |
| 3 | And that 's Nick Harris talking to Ken Vasey up at the Manor ground and we hope to return to the Manor in a few moments time and see who else Nick has got to talk to us . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll bring you some tea in a few minutes , ’ he said . |
| 5 | Soak break in a few tablespoons of water with the vinegar and garlic for 10 minutes . |
| 6 | It is impossible to convey to an outsider in a few short words the hothouse emotional atmosphere of such an establishment , with its all-too-conscientiously suppressed sexuality , and the consequent hysteria , or just plain silliness . |
| 7 | ‘ The pictures are standard practice in a few health surveys , ’ said Miss Snowdon . |
| 8 | Perhaps , as ATP 's Weller Evans suggests , trying out a ‘ no let ’ rule in a few special matches or even among juniors might be worthwhile — a simple , sensible case of do n't knock it until you 've tried it . |
| 9 | I will give her a ring in a few minutes , but suspect I suspect that you and daddy have to have a bath together . |
| 10 | Specimens from patients with non-specific focal fibrosis ( group C ) usually showed weak focal staining in a few epithelial and endothelial cells ( fig 2 , panel E ) . |
| 11 | forbidding the use of capillary fittings containing lead-based solder on pipes supplying drinking water ( see Chapter 2 ) n changing the size of flushing cisterns used with WCs ( to come into effect in a few years ' time — see Chapter 8 ) |
| 12 | I 'll find it a billet in a few days . ’ |
| 13 | The first exercise can now be taken further : establishing the figure in a few choice lines . |
| 14 | The first exercise can now be taken further : establishing the figure in a few choice lines . |
| 15 | He strode past her , crossing the gravel in a few long strides to open the door of his car . |
| 16 | But I 'll touch on the reason why they do n't need those condition in a few minutes . |
| 17 | We shall have Bryan Robson and Lee Sharpe mush fitter in a few weeks when they have had more games . ’ |
| 18 | Summarize the consumption figures for coal and petroleum in a few sentences . |
| 19 | It seems likely that yet another northward-dipping thrust will develop even further to the south in a few million years . |
| 20 | It is perhaps appropriate to stress again that where playwrights require pages of dialogue to explain every factor in the development of the plot , to create a changing atmosphere and to show how the actions affect the actors in the play , dancers can communicate whole passages of dialogue in a few expressive gestures woven into enchaînements . |
| 21 | The sergeant 's parting shot was , ‘ I suppose you 'll be in the desert in a few weeks ’ time disguised as a Bedouin . ’ |
| 22 | The motion called on the chamber to reconsider the issue in a few years ' time . |
| 23 | Or was he intending for his debut feature to have just a limited run in a few European art houses ? |
| 24 | I vote that this a good point other activities for the County Council in a few years that you that you will find er people anxious to support , thank you gentlemen |
| 25 | HANS Wagenknecht , 24 , is a physics student from Germany who will be looking for work in a few years . |
| 26 | This was the ‘ phoney war ’ period and everyone drank to peace in a few weeks . |
| 27 | ‘ If you had to sum up our philosophy in a few words , it would be : ‘ Do as you would be done by ’ , ’ says Margaret . |
| 28 | You can see in a Trivial Pursuit question in a few years time what 's the most commonly said three words ? |
| 29 | Thirdly , it is of fundamental importance in a few cases to consider whether the covenant is too vague to be enforced or void for uncertainty . |
| 30 | ‘ I think you can dispense with the formalities , Letty , curtsying would look out of place in a few rooms in a lodging house , do n't you think ? ’ |