Example sentences of "and [verb] [prep] [art] short [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My correspondent 's earliest and most vivid recollection of a haunted railway line dates from childhood memories of some sixty years ago and refers to the short length of line between Goldmire Junction and Millwood Junction on the old Furness Railway in the area of Dalton-in-Furness . |
| 2 | Typically , each chapter gives a brief introduction followed by preparative methods , arranged according to reagent used or building block employed , and concludes with a short section on biological activity . |
| 3 | Looking pink and refreshed after a short break , Mr Smith strode into the pokey committee rooms to a rabble-rousing welcome . |
| 4 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a short while . |
| 5 | There are so many things to see and do in a short stay . |
| 6 | The diagnosis was complicated as four days earlier a 14 year old boy from the same school had collapsed and died after a short illness of severe diarrhoea , which proved to be due to a fatal Salmonella enteritidis infection . |
| 7 | Asked by Crown counsel how Aindow had regained his balance , taken aim and fired in the short space of time available , the accused replied ‘ I do n't know ’ . |
| 8 | The New Oxford English Dictionary Project requires a sophisticated and novel computer system to be built and commissioned in a short period of time . |
| 9 | It ill becomes a foreigner to look in and pontificate on a short visit but it seemed to me that Australia as a rich country had given them only material goods , which merely sapped their self-sufficiency and their self-respect . |
| 10 | Her voice tailed away as with a seemingly effortless movement he found his feet , and bounded across the short distance to block her passage . |
| 11 | I parked Armstrong on the road and walked down the short drive to the impressive Gothic porch around the front door . |
| 12 | They sat down and talked for a short time . |
| 13 | This exhibition , organised by David Yeomans and accompanied by a short book of the same title , explored the relationship between architectural design and carpentry from the mediaeval period to the present day . |
| 14 | The main features of tabes are an inability to balance when the eyes are shut , numbness , and ‘ tingling ’ sensations , ‘ lightning pains ’ , which are sharp , shooting pains , usually in the lower limbs , which may come and go in a short time or last for several days without remission . |
| 15 | In severely ill patients who undergo urgent cardiac transplantation and survive in the short term , long term ( 5–7 year ) survival and quality of life seem good . |
| 16 | Frontier checks and controls would have to be rationalized and relaxed in the short term . |
| 17 | It is much better to get out of bed and return after a short period when you feel more tired . |
| 18 | Riding a bike is a suitable analogy : if you have been pedalling very hard for a while you can stop pedalling and freewheel for a short distance without losing any speed . |