Example sentences of "[adv] [art] short time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sadly , Mr Cod was destined to be with them for only a short time . |
| 2 | I might have saved myself the trouble , as the family remained together for only a short time afterwards ; my sisters married , leaving only my mother and myself at home … |
| 3 | You have my soul now , all my thoughts are yours ; only a short time before you can have all of me , even my poor body which I now strive to make purer and better , healthier and stronger for that time . |
| 4 | Lonsdale 's history of women poets through the century allows them to be understood against developments in the poetry written by men whose dominance of fashion was challenged for only a short time toward the end of the period . |
| 5 | ‘ It is possible that the body was taken to the Close only a short time before it was discovered , ’ Morton said . |
| 6 | Lewes had spent only a short time with the unit , but had impressed everyone with his absolute dedication to his work . |
| 7 | The problems result from long-term exposure , so families who change homes every few years may not suffer because they are exposed to levels above the action level for only a short time . |
| 8 | Why does the snow settle for only a short time on the north west coast ? |
| 9 | Ensign Piper had been only a short time in Australia when he volunteered for duty in the convict settlement on Norfolk Island . |
| 10 | It 's only a short time to squeeze in eight gramophone records , is n't it ? |
| 11 | Incidentally , I trust that the fretwire used is up to scratch ; I 've recently seen a few Korean guitars with very soft fretwire which would probably need a re-fret after only a short time . |
| 12 | The ‘ Illustrious ’ had been subjected to vicious bombing only a short time previously , and the defending fighters had been battered by swarms of Me109s and Macchis . |
| 13 | If the ERM continues to impose on this country an unemployment rate 750,000 above what it would otherwise be — and that is the average for Europe — we have only a short time before the racist and neo-fascist plague descends on us also — which is why launching the Anti-Racist Alliance was so urgent . |
| 14 | When their mother died in 1778 she was sent away to Halifax , to stay with her mother 's cousin , Miss Elizabeth Threlkeld , for nine years ; she then lived at Penrith with her grand-parents , seeing William for only a short time , and from 1789 to 1794 was away from the Lake District again , in the care of her uncle and aunt at Forncett in Norfolk . |
| 15 | Each month lots were drawn for the names of the next families to leave , and the fortunate ones were given only a short time to make their final preparations . |
| 16 | A great deal has happened since the Financial Reporting Council and its three attendant bodies came into being only a short time ago . |
| 17 | Literally speaking , ephemera are things that last only a day ; in the more accepted sense , things destined to endure only a short time ; but , by a curious paradox , in the most modern sense , things which have , in fact , long survived their predestined span . |
| 18 | Radio was , as we have seen , put under direct Government control only a short time after independence . |
| 19 | As it was a weekend , all the bigger-wig doctors were not on duty but , knowing of Nigel 's condition and that he had only a short time to live , they brought him through . |
| 20 | However , I 'm sure that it will be only a short time before the imaginative gentleman of this funeral business ( or after-care service , as it apparently now likes to be called ) will overcome these problems that in any case may be outweighed by one great advantage to which he points with pride : namely , that it is above all discreet , in that the girlfriend of the departed may view at any time , giving any name , and the wife and family will be none the wiser ! |
| 21 | Hayling 's dummy had been a marathon performance over months , whilst Sutton had had only a short time and few people . |
| 22 | Of course , we were here for only a short time and what time we had we spent with Debbie . |
| 23 | Leech had only a short time to go before his own appointment came to an end , but thought that under the circumstances he should offer his resignation . |
| 24 | The young KGB girl , who only a short time earlier had been the eager recipient of General Vashinov 's favours , smiled at Duncan . |
| 25 | Each was dramatic and each was followed only a short time later by a key Congressional vote . ’ |
| 26 | A spokesman for a major insurance company commented , ‘ If they were there for only a short time , we could arrange cover , probably without charge . ’ |
| 27 | And it was composed either only a short time after those events by someone who played a role in them , or more probably by someone with direct access to the testimony of an eyewitness . |
| 28 | Why is he not restrained — by Simon Peter , for example , who , only a short time later , is not only armed , but also sufficiently violent to attack an attendant of the High Priest ? |
| 29 | But these devices allow it to remain out of water for only a short time . |
| 30 | In its simplest use , the computer sits in a corner and each child has an individual session with relevant material ; so inevitably only a short time would normally be available . |