Example sentences of "[noun sg] in only a [det] " in BNC.
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1 | Watched by a demonstration of 5000 jeering westerners at the Brandenburg Gate , and by Mr Willi Brandt , the then Mayor of West Berlin who referred to ‘ the vacant eyes of uniformed compatriots doing their duty on the other side ’ , the soldiers completed the first barrier in only a few hours . |
2 | In their second report ( the statistical methods in the first were flawed ) they compared prevalence and consumption in two groups of countries : ( 1 ) those with total health-inspired bans on advertising or else tobacco promotion in only a few media , and ( 2 ) those with promotion in most or all media . |
3 | Since formation in 1978 , ACAUS has sought reciprocity of accounting qualifications and have met with success in only a few states to date where foreign accountants are eligible to sit for the CPA examination ( examples include California and Illinois ) . |
4 | Inspection of the annal canal showed protruding faecal material in only a few patients . |
5 | She knew with total certainty that her imagination had n't been playing tricks , and that it was the second time in only a few minutes that she 'd heard those precise words . |