Example sentences of "[v-ing] for a short " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the 1920s James earned his living as a schoolmaster , returning for a short period to teach History and English at Q.R.C. , where amongst his pupils was Eric Williams , the future Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago . |
| 2 | We continued climbing for a short while and were soon at the highest point of our walk . |
| 3 | This may be of advantage to the developer too , attracting passers-by , even though they may initially be looking for a short cut . |
| 4 | For those searching for a short break that is just that little bit different , you are invited to make your selection for this year 's choice of special themed weekend breaks . |
| 5 | TESTING for a short list of illicit drugs has been labelled as myopic , since the working population as a whole tends to abuse a vast pharmacopoeia of legal but impairing substances , many of them heavily promoted by distilleries and pharmaceutical firms . |
| 6 | When bought in large pieces , such hams may be further enhanced by baking for a short time in a hot oven with a glaze of either honey , ginger syrup , marmalade mixed with orange juice or fruit syrups . |
| 7 | Lord C told her to take a spot of leave before reporting for a short parachute course . |
| 8 | First of all , thanks to the Editor for asking for a short article from the unions ( soon to be united as Unison ) for the inaugural Highways Department News Sheet . |
| 9 | The M forty itself between junctions four and five , that 's between High Wycombe and Stokenchurch , there are two narrow lanes in both directions and a contraflow running for a short stretch about midway between the two junctions , there 's also down to single line traffic at times . |
| 10 | The voyage took eight months , and after stopping for a short time in Malaysia , we arrived in the Gulf of Tongking . |
| 11 | But unbundlers did , for they were borrowing for a short haul before assets could be sold : in that time , they assumed their guesses about cash flow would be pretty safe and that asset prices would carry on rising . |
| 12 | But you 've only been skiing for a short while . |
| 13 | He had n't had to suffer as much as her — I do n't so much mean that , like fishes , his pain threshold was higher than a human being 's ( although I do n't doubt that was the case ) as that he 'd been aware that his son was missing for a shorter period than his wife . |
| 14 | It causes them to suffer temporary lapses of memory and to have difficulty in concentrating for a short period of two to three hours . |
| 15 | ‘ Nutrition , ’ John said , after he had been working for a short time . |
| 16 | When you are happy with the sensitivity of the unit , you can improve its authentic appearance by arranging for a short length of ‘ bluff ’ wire to emerge from the case and disappear under the dashboard at a convenient location . |