Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] in a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | The roof goes on in a few tumultuous hours . |
| 2 | The chances of the Government being defeated when amendment 27 is voted on in a few weeks are now difficult to judge . |
| 3 | Ask him to write down in a few words what he thinks his present image is , and what he wants his image to be , and he will most likely fail to do it . |
| 4 | So all them hassles what you 're gon na get in the future when they they 're gon na fall out in a few years time . |
| 5 | Well , we had a talk and she invited me to come back in a few days ' time . |
| 6 | They went away thanking her for her help , and promised to come back in a few weeks ' time when Bruno 's booster injection was due . |
| 7 | Our plan was to meet there in a few days ' time , once our researches in New York were concluded . |
| 8 | But , and I 'm not promising , the sun might break through in a few favoured spots . |
| 9 | She came back in a few minutes , looking very serious . |
| 10 | Complexity is no disadvantage , so long as the report can be produced and the dust shaken off in a few minutes . |
| 11 | ‘ No , I 'm sure you 'll be able to go home in a few days . |
| 12 | I have been persuaded by the publishers to adopt the spellings on the latest maps of the Ordnance Survey and where these differ from those previously accepted have done so with reluctance , rebelling only in a few cases of change in long-familiar names . |
| 13 | yes , I should n't mind going away in a few weeks , if , if |
| 14 | Of course , where the wealth goes is a problem , since it often ends up in a few hands . |
| 15 | I can not sum up in a few sentences what will be the substance itself of my book . |
| 16 | And you 'll see why in a few moments . |
| 17 | Simple word-processing programs often used in conjunction with microwriters are already being experimented on in a few schools . |
| 18 | You 've said ‘ Fire ! ’ and seen the price of a dozen cameras blow away in a few seconds ' worth of flash and bang , with nothing left at the end to stick in the family album . |
| 19 | Often the drive surface is just skimmed with tarmac which breaks up in a few weeks . |
| 20 | We will be reporting back in a few weeks ' time about this case and whether we have achieved a lasting and muzzle-free peace treaty between the battling Yorkies ! |
| 21 | Cos I 've got to go out in a few minutes . |
| 22 | The answer is one of two things — a Labour government which he can not influence for the good , or a Labour government which he turns out in a few months , provoking another election . |
| 23 | so she 's got to go back in a few weeks ' time |
| 24 | I was doing things I knew that I would be doing properly in a few years . |
| 25 | Korea 's Samsung will start doing so in a few weeks . |
| 26 | Most innovations , however , especially the successful ones , result from a conscious , purposeful search for innovation opportunities which are found only in a few situations . |
| 27 | Most innovations , however , especially the successful ones , result from a conscious purposeful search for innovation opportunities which are found only in a few situations . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ You see , Brownies , this hall is being pulled down in a few weeks ' time and new houses put up in its place , and there just does n't seem to be anywhere else for us to meet . |
| 29 | Well thank you very much , it 's obviously a totally different point of view to what we 'll hear perhaps in a few minutes . |
| 30 | The journey is a long one , but it is hurried over in a few words . |