Example sentences of "[adv] in a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A storm arrives from the west , the snow falling so thickly in a few minutes that I fear I will lose my way . |
| 2 | ‘ The Kilcharran will be alongside in a few minutes . |
| 3 | Well thank you very much , it 's obviously a totally different point of view to what we 'll hear perhaps in a few minutes . |
| 4 | ‘ Perhaps in a few years I would n't have done . ’ |
| 5 | Perhaps in a few months ’ time it will be different . |
| 6 | Minority groups under pressure change , and do so in a few generations : they become bilingual and accept the culture of the larger society . |
| 7 | So in a few years ' time mobile phones will be brought to the masses . |
| 8 | Korea 's Samsung will start doing so in a few weeks . |
| 9 | The problems mostly arose from lack of capital and only in a few cases had any action been taken — two had recently purchased houses in nearby villages for their sons and some had been able to purchase or rent some more land . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Only in a few cases , as at Brading , do they reflect any deeply held beliefs or cult practices . |
| 12 | However , the problem for competition policy is that trade-offs are more or less ubiquitous , and only in a few cases ( price fixing or market sharing are examples ) is it possible to reach an unambiguous verdict . |
| 13 | Only in a few cases is it unclear whether a crater is volcanic or from an impact , and in comparably few cases does it seem more likely that a crater is of volcanic origin . |
| 14 | Deceptively , because in practice it is rarely accomplished and only in a few cases have polymer blends or mixtures achieved industrial importance . |
| 15 | Only in a few countries in Northern Europe , ours among them , is an incorrupt public service normal . |
| 16 | Only in a few instances were brass or copper depositum plates provided , for it was more usual to outline the initials , date of death and age of the occupant on to the lid with black-headed upholstery nails with the possible addition of a skull and crossbones outlined at the head of the lid , whilst the sides were decorated with a single row of close-set nails all round . |
| 17 | and can be preceded by ( e.g. ‘ squelch ’ , ‘ bulge ’ ) ; is never preceded by , and is preceded by only in a few words and names , e.g. ‘ Welsh ’ , ‘ Walsh ’ , . |
| 18 | Thus tunicates ( creatures distantly related to vertebrates , and commonly known as ‘ sea-squirts ’ ) naturally accumulate vanadium or titanium which are present in sea water only in a few parts per billion . |
| 19 | Most innovations , however , especially the successful ones , result from a conscious , purposeful search for innovation opportunities which are found only in a few situations . |
| 20 | Most innovations , however , especially the successful ones , result from a conscious purposeful search for innovation opportunities which are found only in a few situations . ’ |
| 21 | Or is it more likely to be so affected by nationalism and the historical preferences of its peoples that it will remain a heterogeneous collection of individual markets linked together in a loose customs union ? |
| 22 | Doubtless that was the trigger , but an operation of 24,000 men is not thrown together in a few days . |
| 23 | However we agreed to visit Cedars together in a few days ' time . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | yes , I should n't mind going away in a few weeks , if , if |
| 26 | Although the central confederations of employers ' associations are usually much less involved in collective bargaining than are the industry associations , nevertheless in a few countries the peak organisations do play a major role . |
| 27 | Thus in a few years a mere convenience for keyboard players had developed into a widely adopted performing practice which revolutionized musical textures and was to remain in use for two centuries . |
| 28 | The operation was to have taken place anyway in a few days , but her condition worsened on the flight from Zagreb . |
| 29 | Well you can go outside in a few minutes . |
| 30 | On surfacing , the rate again speeds up , generally remaining at the higher level until the carbon dioxide content of the exhaled air has returned to normal — usually in a few seconds . |