Example sentences of "[pron] in [art] [det] [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 | With the best will in the world a bassoon can not begin to express itself in the same terms as a viola da gamba and when two of the three melodic parts are conceived for strings a precious dimension is lost by substituting woodwind . |
| 19 | No Newminster is the one along Midford road the one in the same grounds at Chantry |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | from my vantage point I saw nothing in the few seconds between the County Inspector 's announcement to have incited what appeared to be a concerted start by the police . |
| 22 | I would like to invite members to stand and join me in a few moments silence in memory of Doctor . |
| 23 | Come back to me in a few weeks with another research proposal . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | The realization that I had an incurable disease that was likely to kill me in a few years was a bit of a shock . |
| 26 | Now anyone with a spreadsheet should be able to do them in a few hours . |
| 27 | ‘ So I said I 'd see them in a few days . |
| 28 | The vast X-ray energies suddenly dumped in their little laps will kill them in a few seconds , giving the fastest cures on record . |
| 29 | No , I mean , there 's nothing to stop him arresting more British people , or er , any nationality , come to that , and saying well , they did stray into our territory , I 'm sorry about this , but er , we ca n't have that sort of thing , you 'll have to er , come and see if I want to release them in a few months . |
| 30 | Keep them in the same bits wo n't you ? |