Example sentences of "[coord] [art] short time " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It appears to me that the whole question is governed by the broad , general , universal principle that English legislation , unless the contrary is expressly enacted or so plainly implied as to make it the duty of an English court to give effect to an English statute , is applicable only to English subjects or to foreigners who by coming into this country , whether for a long or a short time , have made themselves during that time subject to English jurisdiction .
2 The system acknowledges the limited training teachers receive in woodturning and the short time that each pupil will spend on the lathe in the academic year .
3 March 17th is my traditional early chiffchaff date and although a journey south to Poole and a short time near possible sites on that day , yielded no hearing of the bird , one has been singing in this garden today .
4 Vera went to a Quaker school in Cornwall and a short time later to school in Letchworth .
5 And a short time later , Mala and I were in the safe side of our own ship 's airlock , staring at what lay nestled within the opened silicaplast container .
6 Silas began his routine of making sure that the shearers ' quarters were being left in perfect order , and a short time later he spoke to Lucy .
7 They did not stay long , because her drowsiness began to increase , and a short time later they left to go in search of Women 's Surgical , where Stella greeted them with pleased surprise .
8 Man born of a woman has but a short time to live .
9 ‘ Man that is born of a woman has but a short time to live , and is full of misery …
10 You 've known me but a short time . ’
11 ‘ Man that is born of woman hath but a short time to live and is full of misery … ’
12 But a short time later Michael saw Dale walk out onto the balcony to play with his toys .
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