Example sentences of "[pron] in a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Did you know you can garrotte someone in a few seconds ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ We can do nothing for Eastern Europe if we fail among ourselves in a few days ’ time to agree on economic and monetary union , social and environmental policies so that we can complete the European single market on time . ’ |
| 3 | Sarah favours Kylie at the moment , while Tom is keen on Michelangelo , which in a few years from now will probably mean a painter again rather than a Ninja Turtle . |
| 4 | I am convinced that if the hon. Gentleman were ever in a position of responsibility in the House — the likelihood of which is becoming increasingly remote — he would also find himself advised that it would be foolish to put before the House proposals which in a few weeks or months might fall outside the law . |
| 5 | " He 'll tell it himself in a few minutes . |
| 6 | We had tourist visitors of every age and family , and some quaint scenes were witnessed on the upgoing — many of the native children ( and one who in a few years after might be called an old man ) found it a profitable , and I doubt not , too , a pleasurable work , leading the tourists to the top . |
| 7 | ‘ See you in a few minutes , Ben , ’ she said smiling . |
| 8 | She 'll bring it to you in a few minutes and it 'll help you keep your strength . ’ |
| 9 | I 'll be with you in a few minutes . |
| 10 | See you in a few minutes . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ If someone does n't help you in a few minutes you will die . ’ |
| 12 | I 'll be with you in a few minutes , ’ and he whipped up his coat from among a stack of luggage and instruments lying in the hall , and taking her by the arm he hurried her through the kitchen . |
| 13 | You see towards the bottom er we pose a few questions there , I 'm going to ask you in a few minutes to introduce yourselves and to say what what sort of presentations you make at the moment . |
| 14 | JEWKES : Do you know , sir , that Her Ladyship , your sister , intends to be down here with you in a few days ? |
| 15 | On a personal level I ca n't go off and say ‘ Bye darling ’ , I 'll see you in a few years . |
| 16 | See you in a few years time with fucking . |
| 17 | See you in a few weeks again . |
| 18 | Envy of the children — or over-concentration upon them by the other partner -will show itself in a dozen ways in attitudes and actions . |
| 19 | The British Medical Association says one in a hundred schoolgirls under sixteen is becoming pregnant . |
| 20 | The British Medical Association says one in a hundred schoolgirls under sixteen is becoming pregnant . |
| 21 | The draw is everything in a 200 metres indoor race . |
| 22 | It 's as hard to do justice to the beauty of the Eternal City in a few words as it is to see everything in a few days . |
| 23 | Will you remember me in a million years ? |
| 24 | You could cut me in a thousand pieces and lay them out on the street . |
| 25 | I would like to invite members to stand and join me in a few moments silence in memory of Doctor . |
| 26 | Come back to me in a few weeks with another research proposal . |
| 27 | I believe that the lessons learnt from my first five years of trial and error could have been imparted to me in a few days by any half-decent panner . |
| 28 | The realization that I had an incurable disease that was likely to kill me in a few years was a bit of a shock . |
| 29 | Now anyone with a spreadsheet should be able to do them in a few hours . |
| 30 | ‘ So I said I 'd see them in a few days . |