Example sentences of "the short time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , in the short time they flourished , they had an enormous impact , not so much on the towns they joined but on the countryside through which they passed . |
| 2 | Julia , who had come to understand a little of Allegra Wallington 's character in the short time they had spent together , was as anxious as David to prevent that happening . |
| 3 | One thing she 'd learned from Ace in the short time they 'd been together was to be quick on her feet . |
| 4 | It was surprising , she thought , how well the local people seemed to have accepted Joanna and herself , considering the short time they had been there . |
| 5 | And that , in spite of the short time we have known each other , would not be true … ’ |
| 6 | I had hope to find a single sponsor , but this has not proved possible in the short time we 've had . |
| 7 | A great girl and we were very happy for the short time we had . ’ |
| 8 | In the short time we have been presenting Craft and Design in Heriot 's we have already established a reputation for outstanding work and last Session one of our pupils won first prize in the Edinburgh and District Rotary Club Design Competition . |
| 9 | He was n't very fond of the river Wye , for its rocky crevasses had claimed too many young lives even during the short time he had been there . |
| 10 | She was good fun to be with and easy to talk to , and in the short time he 'd known her she had shown a ready sense of humour . |
| 11 | In the short time he had been aboard , he had undressed . |
| 12 | Two of them ( the men , I mean ) became quite fond of John during the short time he was with them , and expressed much regret at his leaving , begging him to come again and to bring his gin , meaning his wife , with him . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I just wanted to say that , we would of course be very sorry to lose you , you 've been a tremendous asset to the Department , even in the short time you 've been here . |
| 14 | ‘ I am sure one of them attached this little blighter to your TV set in the short time you were showing me in . |
| 15 | ‘ How the hell , in the short time you 've been here , you 've earned the name Miss Frostbite beats me , ’ he deigned to answer one of her questions , albeit hostilely . |
| 16 | He 'd been full of hostility , she recalled , when he 'd said , ‘ How the hell , in the short time you 've been here , you 've earned the name Miss Frostbite beats me . ’ |
| 17 | I sometimes cycled to Bude Grammar School for the short time I was there . |
| 18 | In the short time I talked with him , I saw that he had lost none of his character . |
| 19 | In the short time it had taken to procure the services of the constabulary , the situation had steadily worsened at the Harwell inn . |
| 20 | In the short time she had been in the City , she had been propositioned by a well-dressed lush , witnessed a gangland execution and been pursued through a deserted subway station by a bulky killer . |
| 21 | It was almost a relief to discover that even in the short time she had been on board ship she was already beginning to acquire a golden tan . |
| 22 | Instead he went on to tell them that the shortest time they kept pupils was for two years but that usually they tried to move people back into mainstream at the time for transfer to middle/upper school . |
| 23 | The shortest time we had one last was three days . |