Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] a short time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had been ill for a short time and when uremic poisoning developed , he was moved to a private ward in the Moose Jaw General Hospital . |
| 2 | Because the spores are viable for a short time , Laboulbeniales are effectively restricted to arthropod hosts that have overlapping generations , especially in temperate regions ; that is they can not easily establish relations with those insects in which all the adults die at the end of the summer , with the species surviving in the form of larvae or pupae . |
| 3 | Neighbourhood Watch A meeting has been arranged for the residents in Baberton Crescent and the scheme should be operational in a short time . |
| 4 | Neighbourhood Watch A meeting has been arranged for the residents in Baberton Crescent and the scheme should be operational in a short time . |
| 5 | It must be a problem if people sort of leave their children in nurseries all the time cos it 's nice for a short time but for a long long time they 're just not yours are they any more ? |
| 6 | The time out lasts only until the child has stopped the undesirable behaviour and has been quiet for a short time . |