Example sentences of "[verb] in a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At home the sudden switch from inflation and boom to stagnation and slump in a few months made changes in policy inevitable . |
| 2 | As explained earlier , it is therefore important to avoid the use of independent overflow areas except as a safety precaution ; the one exception to this is when updates are grouped in a few areas . |
| 3 | Since he had been commissioned in November 1858 , he had ‘ almost wholly devoted ’ himself to the building , and tenders were expected in a few days . |
| 4 | It was strongly hinted that " a dividend is expected in a few weeks time " which is equivalent to " a discount on the purchase price . " |
| 5 | This takes time to begin with — lots of lovely sitting around going through the magazines again but , when needed , the index which is stored in a file can be looked up and the right magazine located in a few minutes . |
| 6 | Nurse Eileen Farragher said : ‘ Physically he 'll be okay to go back to work in a few weeks — but mentally he 's still shocked . ’ |
| 7 | As Betty talked about the rain of the previous days the builder spoke briefly of water tables ; as she deplored the unemployment in the principality he gave a succinct resumé of the economic situation ; as , somewhat at a loss , she praised the sun for now shining , Emyr described in a few words how it would eventually burn itself out . |
| 8 | One senses a rush of creative warmth as this lonely rapt figure is conjured in a few sentences . |
| 9 | It is done in spring or early summer on outdoor plants , and rooting may take up to a year ; pot plants are layered any time and should root in a few weeks . |
| 10 | Like the books mentioned above , its specific content will be superseded in a few years ; but in meantime the book may be able to rescue some future Nobel laureates from becoming otherwise lost in cyberspace . |
| 11 | The elections were deemed by foreign observers to have been held without widescale irregularities , although cases were reported in a few localities . |
| 12 | Yes , and I have even added in a few pictures which have never been seen before . |
| 13 | It was nothing like the transformation she would undergo in a few years time but it signalled the slow resurrection of her inner spirit . |
| 14 | At first , the Sisters themselves tried knocking in a few nails or propping up walls with staves . |
| 15 | I hope he can start knocking in a few goals because we need players who want to play for the club . |
| 16 | Although it is conceded that a ‘ decline ’ occurred in a few trades , reformers are said to have been confused by terminology and to have failed to distinguish between ‘ deskilling of individual jobs and industrial changes which led to the number of jobs in certain industries or occupations declining either relatively or absolutely , but not to the nature of the job themselves changing ’ . |
| 17 | All the beauty that ought to be but rarely is , all the promises of perfection are caught in a few moments of that iridescent light . |
| 18 | The British Museum 's show was originally scheduled to coincide with the publication of its new catalogue of the drawings of Rembrandt and his School , due to appear in a few year 's time . |
| 19 | But I read in an article this morning ( 'Students set to pay full fees ' , 29 September ) that if I were applying in a few years ' time , I would have to ask my parents to pay the full cost of my tuition . |
| 20 | But how could I achieve in a few minutes what I had failed to accomplish after hours of trying ? |
| 21 | It 's all done in a few seconds , which means it 's even harder for you to fend off the messages ; they go in subliminally , which means you are n't aware of them . |
| 22 | FIGURE 3 I put in a few plants growing outside the window . |
| 23 | A small army of workers will be moving into C&A to start shop fitting in a few weeks ' time . |
| 24 | His prep crew had coptered in a few days ago , but it was psychologically important for the movement that the first arrivals turn up in the old way , like the Mormon pioneers who had first built by the Salt Lake and made the desert bloom . |
| 25 | ‘ Things will improve in a few days . |
| 26 | Once a spreadsheet model is established such questions can be answered in a few seconds . |
| 27 | Even with a well performed sphincterotomy of judivious size , unpredictable harmorrhage still occurs in a few cases . |
| 28 | It is not known why this occurs in a few animals after strangles infection . |
| 29 | You know it will be your turn to talk in a few minutes , so you can put all your energy into listening rather than trying to spot a chance to throw in your contribution . |
| 30 | Career family home — all had been ruined in a few seconds . |