Example sentences of "[noun pl] a short time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There was a meeting of local conservatives a short time before Prime Minister John Major visited the province in April with Sir Patrick Feldon . |
| 2 | After allowing passengers a short time at Barmouth , the engines were exchanged and 75069 , hauling the London train , left at 1530 , crossed the local in Tywyn at 1600 , left Tywyn at 1620 , arrived Machynlleth at 1650 and departed at 1716 , on its way to Shrewsbury . |
| 3 | I emerged from its jaws a short time later , however , as I could n't bear the heat — My water wave fell down ! ’ |
| 4 | ‘ There has been no contact between them since then , apart from a limited contact with the children a short time ago . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ There has been no contact between them since then , apart from a limited contact with the children a short time ago . ’ |
| 6 | The oriental had released them from their cells a short time before , and ordered them to precede him down through an open trapdoor into a secret escape tunnel . |
| 7 | ‘ We heard similar unfounded rumours a short time ago , and did not comment then , ’ a spokesman said . |
| 8 | Fifty minutes later shareholders at the annual meeting of United 's parent company were being assured by chairman Professor Roland Smith that cash was available any time Alex Ferguson wanted it — but no mention of the fiasco that had scorched the airwaves a short time before . |