Example sentences of "[am/are] [verb] in a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the beauty that ought to be but rarely is , all the promises of perfection are caught in a few moments of that iridescent light . |
| 2 | As explained earlier , it is therefore important to avoid the use of independent overflow areas except as a safety precaution ; the one exception to this is when updates are grouped in a few areas . |
| 3 | Wooden cocktail sticks and skewers are used in a few of the cakes in this book for propping up , for securing and also for decorative items such as flagpoles . |
| 4 | Those girls who attempt to escape are found in a few days . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's not that early — I 've been up for ages , and I 'm leaving in a few minutes . |
| 6 | I sha n't see you again — I 'm leaving in a few moments to drive down to Kildare . |
| 7 | I 'm retiring in a few months Daphne said quietly . |
| 8 | Moreover , whereas America has a substantial history of the employment of professionals trained for their role ( most states lay down a minimum requirement of so many credit hours in education and library science at undergraduate and postgraduate levels ) , by far the majority of secondary school libraries in Britain are run in a few supposedly " free " periods during a week , by classroom teachers with little or no librarianship training . |
| 9 | The most OBSTINATE obstruction , Irregularities , etc. of the female system are removed in a few doses . |
| 10 | etc. /of the female system are removed in a few doses . |
| 11 | Other ITV stations will closely scrutinise the small print when further details are released in a few weeks . |
| 12 | Other ITV stations will closely scrutinise the small print when further details are released in a few weeks . |