Example sentences of "[adj] for [adv] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She was blonde and doll-faced , but her blue eyes gave the impression that she 'd just about seen everything , and rather more than was healthy for so short a life .
2 The notes refer to other dancers representing handmaidens , a bird and winds : rather complex for so short a work .
3 They stayed with Kirsty for just under an hour , and it was a relief to Shiona to see how well she was looking .
4 Especially when my own husband has only been dead for just over a week .
5 I decided that I would have to get to the Butcher 's office first or at least early on in the queue so that I would be barefoot for as short a time as possible .
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