Example sentences of "in a few [noun] by " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 I believe that the lessons learnt from my first five years of trial and error could have been imparted to me in a few days by any half-decent panner .
3 What many people need is simple self-catering cheap overnight stays , now satisfied in a few places by Youth Hostels but in need of a much more extensive network .
4 The greatest songwriting team since Lennon and McCartney are designing the artwork for a Smiths ' compilation to be released in a few months by WEA , who recently purchased the group 's mouth-watering back catalogue .
5 The newly founded Military Miscellany acquired a readership of 6,000 in a few months by adopting an openly reformist position vis-à-vis the army .
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