Example sentences of "in a [adj] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Myenteric plexuses often participate in familial amyloid polyneuropathy and in a few cases with AL and AA . |
| 32 | In short the pictures in an art museum have been closely monitored , often through decades and in a few cases for centuries , so full descriptions that appear in the catalogues have a thorough-paced authority . |
| 33 | In the villages without supplies water for all domestic purposes is fetched from springs , from wells and in a few cases from streams . |
| 34 | The portrait was painted in a few hours without Modigliani stopping for a single minute . ’ |
| 35 | Happily in those days there was no air navel to take us in a few hours to Addis Ababa and bring us back a few days later . |
| 36 | In August , 1952 , more than nine inches fell in a few hours at Lynmouth , Devon . |
| 37 | In a few hours of concentrated assault he could destroy months of determined surreptitious growth ; but then he would discover some other , overlooked area where things had been going to the dogs unheeded and some valiantly struggling patch of wood anemone or bluebells had been choked to the last gasp . |
| 38 | Either way , a whole house-shell could be put up in a few hours by a few successive foam-formings of the main walls and pillars . |
| 39 | Watering from below , by standing the pot in a few inches of water in the sink until the surface compost is damp , is generally the easiest method . |
| 40 | 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 . |
| 41 | But , put in a few pages at the end of chapters , they are rather an ‘ add-on ’ . |
| 42 | They pinch most of what they say from the student press in America and throw in a few tags from Colonel Ojukwu . |
| 43 | A bit late : the bank 's growth in lending , and therefore its leverage , except in a few countries like China , Vietnam and Argentina , is likely to slow in the coming years . |
| 44 | I suppose that in a few countries like Nazi Germany in nineteen-thirty-six the erm the nation 's amateur champions were given a special backing because of the force of nationalism erm national focus of attention on them at that date , but it , it still was , they were amateurs still meeting on equal ground . |
| 45 | Only in a few countries in Northern Europe , ours among them , is an incorrupt public service normal . |
| 46 | All they had to do was pile the earth back on top of the coffin and toss in a few bulbs of garlic just to be on the safe side . |
| 47 | This striking result led to further investigations , and it was noticed that one drop of the diluted nasal mucus added to 1 c.c. of a thick suspension of the cocci caused their complete disappearance in a few minutes at 37°C . |
| 48 | 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 . |
| 49 | He returned in a few minutes with a very wet and chastened Liam and the cortege was complete . |
| 50 | I can knock fifty thousand miles off the clock in a few minutes with my high-speed electric drill . |
| 51 | We should have that in a few minutes on the , the quotes side , Mark 's gon na bring them in to me . |
| 52 | A wall goes down from the road straight as a die to Ease Gill and a walk alongside leads in a few minutes to a small hole in the ground that opens into lengthy passages below : this is Short Drop Cave . |
| 53 | I 'll be back in a few minutes for our little talk . ’ |
| 54 | He said he could do that in a few minutes after getting to his office , and I arranged to ring him later in the morning . |
| 55 | Shivering , she brushed a few drops of rain from her face , glad when Rune returned in a few minutes in the promised taxi . |
| 56 | 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 . |
| 57 | and try and get out of them what skills , you know , and chuck in a few ideas of your own , you know , |
| 58 | Nor did Egypt , which is after all a long way to the east of Cyrene ( Athens being nearer to Cyrene than is the Nile ) make much impact except in a few points of ritual . |
| 59 | Comparison of data adjusted by the prescribing unit and the new index with authority averages produced no significant differences except for in a few practices with skewed age-sex demography . |
| 60 | 6–8 nanny-thin , slightly stale slices of bloomer loaf 2–3 oz raisins , plumped up overnight in a few spoonfuls of brandy butter and whole nutmeg ( or ground allspice ) 4 large eggs and 1 pt half cream 2–3 tbsp demerara sugar or crushed coffee sugar crystals ( optional ) |