Example sentences of "[adj] [art] short [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One matter which I should like to have seen included would almost certainly have merited parliamentary discussion before the inevitable dissolution of this Parliament , which will make this a short Session . |
| 2 | After this a short sentence has been rubbed out ( I wrote in pencil ) so that there is a hole in the page . |
| 3 | Who would have believed this a short time ago ? … |
| 4 | The shot he fired missed her by inches and killed a Marine a short distance behind . |
| 5 | Alexei unsheathed the short sword and tested the weight . |
| 6 | And Sunday 's such a short day — I 'm always so worn out . ’ |
| 7 | There was no hint then that the Mail was running on such a short fuse . |
| 8 | His easy manner bordered on the avuncular , but Charles was wise enough not to take offence with the experienced NCOs , particularly this one under whom he 'd served while in the ranks such a short while before . |
| 9 | She watched Nevil walk away , thinking how much , in such a short while , he 'd come to mean to her . |
| 10 | And two people did n't , I thought , drift into talking like that after knowing each other for such a short while unless there was immediate trust and liking . |
| 11 | Where was the man she had lain with and loved such a short while ago ? |
| 12 | Oh my darling , I am too happy and excited to be able to write all the things I want to say to you , so much is crowding in , so much has happened in such a short while and I want to pin down some of this marvellous feeling before it all rushes by and becomes more accepted — because , Betty , I do feel that we accept each other , there is a tolerance , a straightness between us that makes it all possible . |
| 13 | In these few words we may only point to the kaleidoscope of enthusiasm and activity by secondees that has been generated across the country in such a short space of time . |
| 14 | It is of course an impossible task to examine the record of Marxism in such a short space as I have available . |
| 15 | I also feel it was a great honour being a woman and having achieved it in such a short space of time as I have only been in hairdressing for around six years . |
| 16 | Its presence in everyday life became so large and so intense , and in such a short space of time — say 20 years from the Coronation in 1953 , acknowledged as the ‘ take-off date — that its influence is strictly incalculable , over other media and over most facets of life . |
| 17 | Intel Corp has been less than enthusiastic about the future of its i860 — getting the 80586 into battle readiness in such a short space of time has taken up much of the company 's research and development resources in any case . |
| 18 | It is only by reference to the contribution of ‘ environment ’ , both social and physical , to the spread of heroin use that conclusions might be drawn as to why heroin use reached ‘ epidemic ’ proportions in such a short space of time in the Wirral area . |
| 19 | Such was the improvement in turbo cars in such a short space of time that they were soon capable of producing anything up to 1300 b.h.p . |
| 20 | During lunch the Rentokil managers were heartened by the fact that in such a short space of time the seminar had paid for itself four times over by the amount of business gained . |
| 21 | She knew she was being ridiculous , but so much had happened back there in that elegant house , so many unexplained emotions had swung through her mind in such a short space of time , and she felt so wound up , so confused by it all . |
| 22 | That was an extraordinarily fine achievement in such a short space of time . |
| 23 | In such a short space of time , he had plunged from the pinnacle of success to the depths of defeat . |
| 24 | I did n't realize that they could be got ready in such a short space of time . |
| 25 | Edwin dead , Francis dead , and in such a short space of time . |
| 26 | ‘ It was rushed through , and because of the way it had to be constructed in getting the support of all 22 clubs , there was no way all the changes could be made in such a short space of time . |
| 27 | ‘ I think it 's remarkable what they have achieved in such a short space of time . |
| 28 | For me , it was as much a personal triumph for the coach , Ian McGeechan , as anybody else , because of what he has achieved with this side in such a short space of time . |
| 29 | Forces working to equalize profit rates could hardly have transmitted the effects of international competition to these insulated sectors in such a short space of time . |
| 30 | It is not often that two such good books are written within such a short space of each other . |