Example sentences of "within a [adj] [noun pl] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The removal of many thousands of large whales , especially the krill-feeding rorquals , from the Southern Ocean within a few decades is thought by some ecologists to have favoured the many other species , including fish , birds and seals , that feed on krill . |
| 2 | The substantial proportion of newly qualified doctors ( 18–25% ) who never practise or who leave medicine within a few years was , however , ignored . |
| 3 | Without thinking I tagged on to the end of the marching men and within a few seconds was past the SPs unnoticed . |
| 4 | The tub is kept in a warm place and within a few days is crawling with worms . |
| 5 | He acquiesced in the attempt of Lady Jane Grey [ q.v. ] to seize the throne from Mary , and came under suspicion at the time of the rebellion of Sir Thomas Wyatt [ q.v. ] , but within a few weeks was back at his duties . |