Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] short a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most often she stands with the left foot forward ( a borrowing no doubt from the kouros , but it is not like his a full stride , rather so short a step as to seem like a dance-motion ) , left hand pulling the skirt to the side and letting a swag hang free , right forearm raised forward with an offering . |
| 2 | It was a triumph of planning in so short a time for so complicated a matter , most of it carried through in most places within a year or two years of the passing of the act . |
| 3 | He drew attention to the three spelling mistakes Leonard manages to include in so short a piece , marked by ( ! ) , and at the points we enumerate offers the following marginal comments : 1 . ) |
| 4 | After what seemed like all too short a time John gave way to the legendary Brush Shiels , who delivered his unique show to a packed downstairs hall . |
| 5 | ‘ Everything collapsed so quickly but things can change for the better in just as short a space a time . |
| 6 | Faced with either crashing into the heavy gatepost or jumping the dark gaping ditch off far too short a stride , Hullabaloo tried to put in an extra stride and met the obstacle entirely wrong . |
| 7 | By going even so short a distance , however , men could free themselves from the control of their lord and the custom of the manor , and it is clear that one can see a similar situation elsewhere in the country ; families were prepared to leave the land to free themselves from their lords ( 79 , p.35 ) . |
| 8 | I suppose the defendant thought he had some benefit ; at any rate , there is a detriment to the plaintiff from his parting with the possession for even so short a time . |