Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] a short " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He died of a stroke only a short time after Mamma left him . ’ |
| 2 | If one place in Britain has become inextricably associated with the unpleasant side of the nuclear industry , it is the giant complex of reactors and waste handling facilities on the Cumbrian coast just a short drive away from the Lake District . |
| 3 | There are many social facilities available and also Farmoor reservoir only a short distance away . |
| 4 | Non-typists have difficulty finding the desired keys and may take a long time to type even a short word . |
| 5 | Anyway , as you know , we were almost brought up in the same bassinet , and , as I made out to Mama just a short while ago , if Isobel had to choose between the horse and me , the horse would come out best . ’ |
| 6 | Post-interviews with the individual pupils should take place either a short time after the end of the teaching episode , or ( less favourably ) at the end of the lesson . |
| 7 | John Pain : ‘ He landed safely in the drink between Filfla and the main island only a short distance from the cliff . |
| 8 | Recently , renovated and extended , and just 30 minutes from Phuket Town , this hotel offers the maximum of peach only a short distance away from the bright lights of the town , with plenty of water sporting and entertainment opportunities . |
| 9 | Radio was , as we have seen , put under direct Government control only a short time after independence . |
| 10 | The wet plaster smell and the white dust on the cobbles underfoot indicated that rubble had been cleared from the yard only a short time before . |
| 11 | ‘ He was sitting by the water of Biscayne Bay just a short distance from the set . |
| 12 | ‘ The news broke on the wireless just a short while ago . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The M1 is only 8 miles away and Leeds-Bradford airport just a short drive . |
| 15 | A modern city centre hotel just a short walk from New Street Station . |
| 16 | Secretary , who stayed in office only a short time before handing over to James Muir , who served until 1905 . |
| 17 | As I crouched down in the trench I thought of the French family just a short distance away from us . |