Example sentences of "but in [art] short [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All sounds from outside were muffled because of the dock being partly below ground level , set into the slope of the bank , but in a short while I heard the sound of a car door slamming and after that the noise of an engine starting up and being driven away . |
| 2 | The cathedral clergy were to take the profits from the mint they ran , but in the short run they were evidently short of cash . |
| 3 | The Stanleys promptly married the girls into their own family , but in the short term they were unable to dislodge the Harringtons from Hornby , and the dispute dragged on into Edward 's second reign . |
| 4 | The Stanleys promptly married the girls into their own family , but in the short term they were unable to dislodge the Harringtons from Hornby , and the dispute dragged on into Edward 's second reign . |
| 5 | Growing your own vegetables is much the cheapest way of avoiding pesticides in the long run , but in the short term it may be possible to get unsprayed produce from someone with a large garden or allotment . |