Example sentences of "and for a short " in BNC.

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1 She had set off from Margate before eight o'clock and for a short time she fell asleep in his arms .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 ‘ She will have well-ordered meals nicely presented , and for a short time she will mix with the other patients .
8 On graduating he was ordained , and for a short period was a tutor at New College .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 Arnulf began his formal education at the cathedral school of Seés and for a short time held the position of treasurer of Bayeux .
13 She joined in their laughing and talking , and for a short time almost forgot her shame .
14 I thought about my dear wife , and for a short time I felt better .
15 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were doubtless satisfactory for the individuals who had collected them and for a short period of time , until perhaps superseded by rulings that were seen to be more appropriate .
16 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 .
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