Example sentences of "[noun sg] in a few [noun] " 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 ‘ The pictures are standard practice in a few health surveys , ’ said Miss Snowdon .
6 I will give her a ring in a few minutes , but suspect I suspect that you and daddy have to have a bath together .
7 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 )
8 I 'll find it a billet in a few days . ’
9 But I 'll touch on the reason why they do n't need those condition in a few minutes .
10 We shall have Bryan Robson and Lee Sharpe mush fitter in a few weeks when they have had more games . ’
11 Summarize the consumption figures for coal and petroleum in a few sentences .
12 The sergeant 's parting shot was , ‘ I suppose you 'll be in the desert in a few weeks ’ time disguised as a Bedouin . ’
13 The motion called on the chamber to reconsider the issue in a few years ' time .
14 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
15 HANS Wagenknecht , 24 , is a physics student from Germany who will be looking for work in a few years .
16 This was the ‘ phoney war ’ period and everyone drank to peace in a few weeks .
17 ‘ If you had to sum up our philosophy in a few words , it would be : ‘ Do as you would be done by ’ , ’ says Margaret .
18 You can see in a Trivial Pursuit question in a few years time what 's the most commonly said three words ?
19 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 .
20 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 .
21 Learning by imitation can take place in a few minutes , whereas the reproduction of a whole new adult animal can take many years .
22 ‘ The presentation of the prizes will take place in a few minutes … ’
23 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 .
24 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 .
25 ‘ 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 ? ’
26 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 .
27 Most of the C C P areas underwent reform in a few months .
28 It is quite impossible to believe that he will fade from the scene on formal retirement in a few years ' time .
29 I shall deal with that point in a few moments .
30 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 .
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