Example sentences of "in [adj] an [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 In half an hour we shall not be able to see our hands in front of our faces .
2 In half an hour we shall be riding north , victors . ’
3 In half an hour she felt a lot better , but I knew now it would be my job to see her safely down to the hut .
4 In half an hour she was packed .
5 If it was something he had n't seen before , he 'd bend over it like it was a babby , and in half an hour he 'd know that machine inside out . ’
6 First , I wanted to see the Castle of Zenda and in half an hour I had climbed the hill to it .
7 In half an hour I will ask you again about my brothers . ’
8 Only do n't be too long ; if Matt 's not back in half an hour I 'm going home . ’
9 In half an hour it was all planned .
10 In half an hour it would be time to take her loaves out of the oven : the only drawback to her new business was that it meant getting up early every single morning of the year .
11 Miss Andrews did not invite me to order that the sum should be paid out to Crossman Block on terms that they should not part with it without a further order of the court ; in such an event she accepted that it would be better that the sum should remain in court .
12 In such an event I anticipate an additional fee , over and above the fees indicated above , of £ [ ] payable at the conclusion of the contract .
13 In such an exercise we should be especially alert to identify the unreached , contact new arrivals and respond to unmet needs .
14 Even if there were some truth in such an argument it hardly justifies such an unacceptable form of activity .
15 In such an environment it is hard to take religion seriously which requires that all these things — good as they may be — must take second place to the cultivation of spiritual values and the worship of God , not gods .
16 In such an organization you feel hemmed in by people who can refuse you permission to do something or who are only waiting to jump all over you if you appear to be taking the initiative , or achieving something which even they may recognize as being highly desirable , in ‘ the wrong way ’ .
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