Example sentences of "[vb pp] for a short " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Leeward Islands had tried to ignore Carlisle 's lieutenant-governor as early as the 1630s , and when the islands became royal colonies in the 1660s they were treated for a short time as separate communities , with each island being regarded as an individual colony . |
| 2 | Train services on the Esk Valley line were delayed for a short time and the Sprinter train was allowed to continue its journey after it had been examined by experts . |
| 3 | She was joined for a short time by another dancer back from war service , Alan Carter . |
| 4 | A ley , by definition , is a temporary sward of chosen species of grasses , clovers , and herbs which may be designed for a short or long term . |
| 5 | He said Thompson had been involved in a traffic accident in which he had suffered a head injury and been concussed for a short time . |
| 6 | The Class 50 refurbishment programme was completed , although they are destined for a short life , while limited work was also carried out on Class 20s , 26s and 33s to see them through to the arrival of new designs . |
| 7 | Regalia of such splendour symbolized Catherine 's European standing as a despot , a species which however benevolent it might declare itself was destined for a short life . |
| 8 | The successful " buck-a-day " cost-cutting programme that is used in the USA works because the strong motivation Is applied for a short time . |
| 9 | If the stress is applied for a short time , then removed , the sample snaps back to its original length suggesting that some ‘ memory ’ of its initial unstretched condition is retained . |
| 10 | A set of 32 items meeting these criteria were selected for a short form of the test , and a larger set of 150 items was included in a long form of the test . |
| 11 | A word gets around the famine is over and after the tragic experience of loosing her family , her three men in her life , her husband and her sons , nobody starts to consider the situation again , she 's alone now in a foreign , a strange land , surely the only sensible thing for her to do would be to return to her own people in Bethlehem , they say news comes through that they 've been a succession of good harvest , well of course there was gon na be good harvest , god had n't forsaken his people , although they had sinned , although they had done what was wrong , he had n't forsaken them , gods not in the business for forsaken people , he 's long suffering , he is faithful , he keeps his covenant from one generation to another that he had n't forgotten the people in Bethlehem and he had sent them through and he had provided good harvests those who had remained in Bethlehem during the famine , they 'd only suffered for a short time , perhaps enough time to bring them to their senses , to bring them back to god , now the suffering was forgotten as they revelled in a plentiful supplying in abundant harvests Naomi on the other hand she knows want now , she 's suffering bereavement , she 's suffering poverty , she 's suffering remorse , there 's nothing for her in Noad , there 's no rest , no joy , no provision , nothing that could meet her needs what a pity she had wasted there those ten wasted those ten years , ten long wasted years in her life now she comes to a decision whatever the cost and there is a cost , she 's gon na have to eat humble pie , how are they gon na receive her when she goes back but she comes to that decision that no matter what it costs her , she will go back to the place that was chosen for her by god , her inheritance of him It always to our cost when we under value our inheritance , do you remember the story of Jacob and Aesop and how Aesop despised his birth right , the inheritance that was his , and Illuminarc and Naomi had done the same , and you and I can do it so easily , leaving , forgetting , not entering in to the inheritance that is ours in Christ , we do it to our own costs , and so she goes through that I 'm gon na go back , I 'm gon na take up my inheritance , I 'm going back home . |
| 12 | And at whatever time of the year you visit Edinburgh , there are the art galleries and museums — though the priceless and vulnerable collection of Turner water-colours can only be seen for a short period in winter . |
| 13 | That it was erected , operated for a short while and then reverted to ignominious dereliction are all true . |
| 14 | Coal-and gas-powered stations are more economical when used for a shorter period . |
| 15 | A tranquillizer may help to reduce anxiety so that the person is better able to start tackling his problems , but the drug should only be used for a short time ( up to 2 weeks ) , and should be withdrawn once improvement in coping ability has begun to develop . |
| 16 | Once examined , the church was opened for a short time so that the locals could view the remains prior to the coffin being resealed and put back ‘ as near as circumstances would admit , in status quo ’ . |
| 17 | Lord Derby had again become Prime Minister in 1866 to be replaced for a short period by Benjamin Disraeli , but by the end of 1868 Mr. W. E. Gladstone took control of Parliament , and was to remain in control for over five years . |
| 18 | Johnson went to the lavatory — at least , that is presumably what Boswell means when he says , ‘ having retired for a short time ’ — ; and Boswell and Monboddo engaged cordially with each other . |
| 19 | Fellow Hurricane PZ865 was grounded for a short while at Coningsby , while the Flight made every effort to meet their appearance commitments . |
| 20 | Usually , these deals can be negotiated for a short term . |
| 21 | Perhaps — it had seemed for a short while — she herself might leave him . |
| 22 | Where keg milds and bitters are concerned , when fermentation is complete they are conditioned for a short period in tanks under a heavy blanket of carbon dioxide . |
| 23 | In the case of keg milds and bitters when fermentation is complete they are conditioned for a short period under gas pressure and are then filtered to remove yeast solids and pasteurised . |
| 24 | This road is followed for a short distance to a hairpin bend , where there is a signpost which clearly points the direction of Rutli . |
| 25 | One way of overcoming this is by spinning a large-area sample of the solid in the laser beam , so that any individual spot is irradiated for a short time only , and is able to cool before being brought back into the beam . |
| 26 | This is because the egg can only be fertilised for a short period of time following its release . |
| 27 | ‘ He was not in the premier division of drugs dealers in Belfast and police have no reason to contradict his assertion that he had been involved for a short time , ’ the Crown lawyer added . |
| 28 | He had gone for a short walk over some fields — his constitutional — and had met a woman pushing a bicycle . |
| 29 | Speaking at his home at James Street , Falkirk , Graeme explained that before the incident , he had worked for a short spell on a YTS course with ScotRail , before taking a job as a gardener . |
| 30 | In the ‘ money ’ markets , funds are borrowed for a short period , i.e. less than one year ; in the ‘ capital ’ markets funds are borrowed for long-term use , in some cases indeed with no promise of ever being repaid . |