Example sentences of "within a few [noun pl] [subord] " in BNC.
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1 | They warn that the number of lakes affected may double within a few decades unless air pollution in Europe is halved . |
2 | I have found Roman , medieval and Georgian losses within a few yards when working suburban grass verges . |
3 | The therapist realized that some changes in the couples ' situation would have to occur within a few days if another crisis were to be avoided . |
4 | He had been the weaker of a hatching of two males and would almost certainly have died within a few days if local ornithologists had not taken him from the nest and reared him themselves in the hope that a home might finally be found for him as worthwhile as the Zoo … |
5 | THE Director of Public Prosecutions , Mr Allan Green , QC , is expected to decide within a few weeks whether to press corporate manslaughter charges against British Rail , the Crown Prosecution Service said yesterday . |
6 | Your holiday abroad should follow within a few months while your memory is fresh . |