Example sentences of "[coord] [prep] a short " in BNC.
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| 1 | The men work with practised skill , pausing only to sharpen their axes or for a short cigarette break . |
| 2 | The mutual recognition provisions apply where applications are made simultaneously or within a short interval of one another for admission of the same securities to official listing on stock exchanges in two or more member states . |
| 3 | Material provisions whose adequacy can not be assessed objectively on the basis of actual experience either in the run up to completion or within a short period from completion ( so that it may not be reasonable to expect to obtain a retention from the vendors ) ; for example , pension provisions and reserves for goods supplied in previous years . |
| 4 | She understood that he was imagining her in a swimsuit with sleek hair at the local pool or in a short , white dress on a tennis court . |
| 5 | Currently , the most frequent demand is for a minimum wage level of two-thirds of average earnings to be either implemented immediately , or over a short period . |
| 6 | Such organisms have evolved their complex response repertoires as the means whereby they can relate to stimuli impinging from outside , either through direct tactile contact or at a short distance , by vibration or chemosensory means . |
| 7 | She had set off from Margate before eight o'clock and for a short time she fell asleep in his arms . |
| 8 | Whatever his standing with Catholics ( and for a short time it was high ) , he was set on a collision course with the representatives of traditional unionism and with no representative more so than Ian R. K. Paisley . |
| 9 | She could not convince me at the time that anything bad could happen , now that I had finally ‘ solved ’ my eating problems , and for a short time I felt jubilant , relieved and ecstatic . |
| 10 | Once it had dispersed , Bunting was allowed to hold a meeting in the Diamond and for a short time afterwards there was tension as rival groups of teenagers faced each other , but police and DCAC stewards persuaded them to disperse before any trouble broke out . |
| 11 | He wore an expression of abject defeat and for a short moment my attention moved away from my own troubles and I felt sorry for him . |
| 12 | The Congress of Vienna returned Danzig to the Prussians , and for a short while it functioned as the administrative capital of West Prussia , with a corresponding growth in civil servants and officials . |
| 13 | ‘ She will have well-ordered meals nicely presented , and for a short time she will mix with the other patients . |
| 14 | On graduating he was ordained , and for a short period was a tutor at New College . |
| 15 | Just thinking of the dark young man with Romany looks who had taken her virginity , and for a short time had loved her so passionately , did not serve her well enough . |
| 16 | A planet at regular intervals regresses , that is , stops its westward motion among the stars ( as viewed from earth ) and for a short time retraces its path eastward before continuing its journey westward once again . |
| 17 | But then I told myself that I would only have been his mistress , in a foreign country , and for a short time , until he grew tired of me . |
| 18 | Arnulf began his formal education at the cathedral school of Seés and for a short time held the position of treasurer of Bayeux . |
| 19 | She joined in their laughing and talking , and for a short time almost forgot her shame . |
| 20 | I thought about my dear wife , and for a short time I felt better . |
| 21 | These were doubtless satisfactory for the individuals who had collected them and for a short period of time , until perhaps superseded by rulings that were seen to be more appropriate . |
| 22 | Shrewsbury put on both subs one of them Howard Clark , on loan with Quakers earlier in the season in an effort to save the game , and for a short spell put Quakers under real pressure . |
| 23 | I settled in with my new , blue Marks and Spencer 's pyjamas , my jumbo pad , pencil , the hero 's manuscript , and after a short time , a blood drip into the back of my spare hand . |
| 24 | Marsden batted first but was dismissed for 15 and after a short rest Sampson went in to bat . |
| 25 | Realising that rowing was n't viable long-term , he soon became interested in karate and after a short time at the university club looked further afield for tutoring . |
| 26 | The dog will then usually be quiet , and after a short period you can remove the cover . |
| 27 | After being shot down during the Battle of Britain , Stienhilper became a PoW and after a short period in a British camp was transferred to Canada . |
| 28 | Turn left onto the road and after a short distance bear left onto a stony track which rejoins the main road further along . |
| 29 | The Government went down by 71 votes and after a short Cabinet on the next morning ( 22 January 1924 ) he drove to Buckingham Palace and resigned . |
| 30 | She dived into a pile of newspapers which lay in an untidy stack beneath her chair and after a short search , triumphantly produced a neatly folded paper which she handed to Edwards . |