Example sentences of "[vb infin] in a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It was nothing like the transformation she would undergo in a few years time but it signalled the slow resurrection of her inner spirit . |
| 3 | But how could I achieve in a few minutes what I had failed to accomplish after hours of trying ? |
| 4 | ‘ Things will improve in a few days . |
| 5 | Why not invest in a few Units — new interchangeable separates in black , white , navy and red and a variety of shapes ? |
| 6 | Why do the Government continue to extol the virtues of this obnoxious Gummerburger food culture instead of instituting an independent food standards agency as the Labour Government will do in a few weeks ' time ? |
| 7 | I can offer an account of what the minimum level to be attained at 16 by 80%-90% of pupils would entail in a few areas of the curriculum … ; in English , pupils would need to demonstrate that they are attentive listeners and confident speakers when dealing with everyday matters of which they have experience , that they can read straightforward written information and pass it on — orally and in written form — without loss of meaning and that they can say clearly what their own views are ; in Mathematics , that they can apply the topics and skills in the foundation list proposed in the Cockcroft Report ; in Science , that they are willing and able to take a practical approach to problems , involving sensible observations and appropriate measurements and can communicate their findings effectively … ; in History , that they possess some historical knowledge and perspective , understand the concepts of cause and consequence , and can compare and extract information from historical evidence and be aware of its limitations ; and in CDT [ craft , design and technology ] , that they can design and make something , using a limited range of materials and calling on a restricted range of concepts and give an account of what they have done and the problems they encountered . |
| 8 | If a man 's face could age in a few seconds , his did . |
| 9 | I made him understand that he was to stay where he was and I would return in a few minutes with a tin of tobacco . |
| 10 | If she could fit in a few days ' break in order to attend the wedding in Andorra she would , she promised , and Peter returned to Rocamar the next day , leaving Sarella to close one chapter of her life and get on with the next . |
| 11 | It will have to be the shortened version , I 'm afraid , but you 'll be surprised how much we can cover in a few hours . ’ |
| 12 | If the symptoms are of the remedy they will disappear in a few days and no more medicine may be needed . |
| 13 | He told his brother that he was close to death and would die in a few days . |
| 14 | ‘ It has got to a stage where I am not looking ahead to what might happen in a few weeks or a few months . |
| 15 | that will happen in a few days . |
| 16 | He was assured that he would hear in a few days . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'll leave in a few minutes and be with you in about half an hour . |
| 18 | As she walked from the post office empty handed , she pretended to be an American tourist , one who could leave in a few days , one for whom the trip would soon be nothing more than a few travel stories and postcards . |
| 19 | The computer had located the catalogue , and it would arrive in a few minutes . |
| 20 | However , a machine can only stretch in a few directions and is therefore only of limited value . |
| 21 | I think we might as well get in a few things and anyway I want some envelope re-use labels . |
| 22 | A sudden sickness and fatigue swamped her , and she felt incapable of facing the long , painful inquest that would start in a few minutes — incapable of sustaining any longer the intolerable labour of love . |
| 23 | This part of the conversation has been wiped off , it 'll continue in a few minutes . |
| 24 | The iodine-131 deposited on the ground would decay in a few weeks . |