Example sentences of "[noun sg] in a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ? " |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll bring you some tea in a few minutes , ’ he said . |
| 4 | Soak break in a few tablespoons of water with the vinegar and garlic for 10 minutes . |
| 5 | I will give her a ring in a few minutes , but suspect I suspect that you and daddy have to have a bath together . |
| 6 | 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 ) |
| 7 | I 'll find it a billet in a few days . ’ |
| 8 | But I 'll touch on the reason why they do n't need those condition in a few minutes . |
| 9 | We shall have Bryan Robson and Lee Sharpe mush fitter in a few weeks when they have had more games . ’ |
| 10 | Summarize the consumption figures for coal and petroleum in a few sentences . |
| 11 | The sergeant 's parting shot was , ‘ I suppose you 'll be in the desert in a few weeks ’ time disguised as a Bedouin . ’ |
| 12 | The motion called on the chamber to reconsider the issue in a few years ' time . |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | HANS Wagenknecht , 24 , is a physics student from Germany who will be looking for work in a few years . |
| 15 | This was the ‘ phoney war ’ period and everyone drank to peace in a few weeks . |
| 16 | ‘ If you had to sum up our philosophy in a few words , it would be : ‘ Do as you would be done by ’ , ’ says Margaret . |
| 17 | You can see in a Trivial Pursuit question in a few years time what 's the most commonly said three words ? |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | I myself would I am sure hereafter regret not visiting this part of V. D. L. , and under all circumstances I have agreed with Lady Franklin to wait one week longer after which to return if the wind should not come round to the eastward or northeast , either of these winds would take us to the desired place in a few hours . |
| 20 | Learning by imitation can take place in a few minutes , whereas the reproduction of a whole new adult animal can take many years . |
| 21 | ‘ The presentation of the prizes will take place in a few minutes … ’ |
| 22 | Such increases in tannin in browsed Acacia nigrescens in southern Africa have been reported to take place in a few minutes and the production of ethylene during damage has been considered to be the promoter of tannin increase . |
| 23 | DEC also subcontracted the London-based software house Transvik Ltd which had previously developed the software for the Nordex exchange in the City of London ; it was its foundation on the pound sterling that caused the failure of the bond transaction , but contrary to local press reports , the system did not crash and an update to overcome the problem should be in place in a few weeks time . |
| 24 | ‘ 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 ? ’ |
| 25 | They found that , although it did make a difference in a few cases , most babies got enough iron from solid food to make up for any loss through drinking cow 's milk . |
| 26 | Most of the C C P areas underwent reform in a few months . |
| 27 | It is quite impossible to believe that he will fade from the scene on formal retirement in a few years ' time . |
| 28 | I shall deal with that point in a few moments . |
| 29 | One of the deals , being kept under wraps until an official announcement in a few weeks , is believed to be a lucrative shirt sponsorship package — but chairman Wallace Mercer is refusing to say if it involves current sponsor Strongbow . |
| 30 | It might go well for the first three or four months , and then all of a sudden we might have a lapse in a few months , |