Example sentences of "[vb infin] in [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 It was inevitable that both would act in the same interests , and command support against putative extravagance and recklessness .
2 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 .
3 It was nothing like the transformation she would undergo in a few years time but it signalled the slow resurrection of her inner spirit .
4 But how could I achieve in a few minutes what I had failed to accomplish after hours of trying ?
5 ‘ Things will improve in a few days .
6 There is a degree of autonomy within each of the four countries , and although they may unite in the same objectives ( such as improvements in educational and professional standards ) , each has to be responsive to the nature and demands of its country of origin .
7 Why not invest in a few Units — new interchangeable separates in black , white , navy and red and a variety of shapes ?
8 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 ?
9 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 .
10 The inner-city indicators were based largely on territorial assumptions , for example that people might have close relatives living in the same street or the next street , and that people would work in the same places as some of their close neighbours ( L. Milroy 1987 : 141–2 ) .
11 If a man 's face could age in a few seconds , his did .
12 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 .
13 as if they would move in the same circles .
14 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 .
15 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 . ’
16 If the symptoms are of the remedy they will disappear in a few days and no more medicine may be needed .
17 Mrs Flaherty and the nans did not mix in the same circles .
18 He told his brother that he was close to death and would die in a few days .
19 ‘ It has got to a stage where I am not looking ahead to what might happen in a few weeks or a few months .
20 that will happen in a few days .
21 He was assured that he would hear in a few days .
22 ‘ I 'll leave in a few minutes and be with you in about half an hour .
23 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 .
24 The computer had located the catalogue , and it would arrive in a few minutes .
25 However , a machine can only stretch in a few directions and is therefore only of limited value .
26 Oh well shall I just colour in the same hats then ?
27 I think we might as well get in a few things and anyway I want some envelope re-use labels .
28 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 .
29 This part of the conversation has been wiped off , it 'll continue in a few minutes .
30 The iodine-131 deposited on the ground would decay in a few weeks .
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