Example sentences of "[prep] [art] short [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This casts doubt on the suggestion that Asclepiodatus was also responsible for the shorter prologue of Lex Salica . |
| 2 | When the leasing firm last year promised $100m of fresh equity , its loans and MTNs were trading at about half of face value , with higher prices for the shorter maturities due for repayment soon . |
| 3 | Many leading manufacturers now have women 's models in their ranges with designs catering for the shorter back length , wider hips and more pronounced bottom . |
| 4 | For the shorter observations , we preferred to match the frequency resolution in the QPO region rather than maximize information at low frequencies ; we therefore split each individual observation into lengths of 5,000s , which gave 11 independent data sets for each group . |
| 5 | Which you tend not to do so much for the shorter ones . |
| 6 | Early redemption penalties for the shorter term fixed rates are one moth 's interest in the final year , two month 's interest in the penultimate years and three months ' interest prior to this . |
| 7 | Diana climbed aboard one boat with children William and Harry for the short hop to their luxury yacht . |
| 8 | The reduced memory method has extremely reasonable memory requirements , although longer search times for the short word list compared with both 26-way tree methods . |
| 9 | For the short observations , the null hypothesis is that only Poisson noise is present . |
| 10 | Frejji trundled off to get suited up for the short jump to her shuttle , while I walked very slowly to my cabin in search of medication . |
| 11 | There was an hour of cleaning and a change of crew before we finally lifted off for the short leg down to Abu Dhabi . |
| 12 | If a school intends to operate a form of option system allowing pupils to drop history at Key Stage 4 or to opt for the short course or continue with the full course , pupils and parents will presumably wish to base their decision on performance to date . |
| 13 | There are a few discos , but if you fancy something more sophisticated , hop on a train for the short journey to Kitzbuhel . |
| 14 | Fairfax calls a waiter and orders the memsahib 's car to be made ready for the short journey to Warthog Manor , her solid but decrepit stone house . |
| 15 | The new Vigilant lost no time in making her mark when in June 1966 the Queen , after formally opening the new east wing of the London Custom House ( restored after wartime bombing ) embarked on the Vigilant at Custom House Quay for the short journey to Westminster Pier . |
| 16 | She followed him on to the train for the short journey to Bruges . |
| 17 | With a minimum of formalities we were through customs and boarding a pick-up truck for the short drive to the quay where a dory was waiting to take us to ‘ Plancius ’ . |
| 18 | Her children Peter , 15 , and 11-year-old Zara are expected to sit in the front pew for the short service . |
| 19 | Ideally , the toe should just clear the ground by about the thickness of a 10p piece for most clubs ; a 2p for the short irons . |
| 20 | " Quiss she began quietly , He shook his head , kicked the small chair he had been sitting on , and marched off across the squeaking , grating glass floor , heading for his own apartments , Before he left the games room for the short corridor which led to his rooms , he stopped by the side wall of the room , where more conventional paper and cardboard books lined the slate fabric of the castle — the masons ' lame attempt at insulation . |
| 21 | They will usually be happy to climb aboard your finger for the short trip outside and will walk on to whatever leaf , stem or flower you want to transfer them to . |
| 22 | At noon yesterday the game show host was stretchered into a private ambulance for the short trip home to Corston , near Bath . |
| 23 | He was stretchered into an ambulance for the short trip from Bristol 's Frenchay Hospital to his home at Corston , near Bath . |
| 24 | Next day it was up early for the short trip to EuroDisney . |
| 25 | All the smart money for the first to finally come up with the goods is on John Lasseter of Pixar , the perennial star of animation festivals and the winner of the 1989 animation Oscar for the short film Tin Toy . |
| 26 | Establish the reaction for the short ball . |
| 27 | Life , for the short space of a few weeks , was better than she had ever known it . |
| 28 | In academic libraries a large number of requests for a new book may suggest that it is a recommended text , and is likely to influence the number of copies purchased ( probably for the short loans collection ) . |
| 29 | The hamlet of Selside , on the road linking Ribblehead and Horton in Ribblesdale , is the nearest and most convenient starting point for the short walk to Alum Pot , half a mile away . |
| 30 | Looking relaxed and smiling , most of the family strolled down the gravel path from the church into the grounds of Sandringham for the short walk to the main house . |