Example sentences of "for [art] short time " in BNC.
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| 31 | Goebbels 's rousing ‘ total war ’ speech on 18 February 1943 stirred the Party faithful again for a short time . |
| 32 | This was for a short time only ; I had suffered a significant loss , but not a life-threatening or total one . |
| 33 | 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 . |
| 34 | A similar state of affairs had existed only at the very dawn of coinage when , in a number of areas including Asia Minor or Athens , a variety of personal designs had appeared , perhaps implying that for a short time after its inception coinage was sometimes produced on the authority of prominent individuals rather than of the state . |
| 35 | Giles was held in high esteem in America and Europe , especially in Berlin , where he worked for a short time . |
| 36 | Mr. Charles Vaughan took on the role until 1961 when Micky Watson assumed both halves for a short time until the arrival of Mr. G.T. Edwards as Secretary , on an honorarium of £200 per annum . |
| 37 | Arthur Burdett Frost ( 1851–1928 ) was famed for his draughtsmanship , accuracy and humour and in 1880 lived in The Strand for a short time . |
| 38 | If your engine is fitted with a viscous coupled cooling fan and the viscous unit is faulty after running the engine fast for a short time and then slowing down the fan continues to spin freely and even speeds up . |
| 39 | An inefficient lift pump can often take several revolutions of the engine if hot and left standing for a short time . |
| 40 | In 391 Theodosius made Christianity the state religion , and died shortly after in Milan , which had become , for a short time , the seat of the imperial court in the western half of the Empire . |
| 41 | I discovered he was teething — the sucking made his gums sore so he could only do it for a short time . |
| 42 | 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 . |
| 43 | For a short time in the 1920s this library housed the collections of the National Gallery . |
| 44 | I 'm going abroad for a short time … ’ |
| 45 | She was joined for a short time by another dancer back from war service , Alan Carter . |
| 46 | Charles Henstock sat beside his old friend for a short time , his lips moving in prayer . |
| 47 | This regular pattern only continues for a short time , and after about eight hours , the embryo is a blastula comprising a hollow ball of about 1000 cells . |
| 48 | Clearly living in a pensione for a short time was acceptable but only until something better came along . |
| 49 | The fiery blast killed everyone on deck instantly , with the single exception of the captain , who lived on for a short time before becoming unconscious and falling overboard . |
| 50 | Later in my newspaper career I was privileged to act as front page editor for a short time during which I enjoyed writing the 8-column headline and then arranging the other headlines , photo blocks and single or double columns to present a well-balanced and good looking front page spread . |
| 51 | He had been ill for a short time and when uremic poisoning developed , he was moved to a private ward in the Moose Jaw General Hospital . |
| 52 | The watertable may rise when there is very heavy rain , perhaps to the height of the upper passage and its cavern where the stream will flow for a short time , making that passage just a little larger . |
| 53 | It will be recalled that the Dudley ( or Sutton ) family was prominent in the history of England especially in late Tudor times , and held many estates and titles including , for a short time , the dukedom of Northumberland . |
| 54 | Sometimes an observant parent will notice something that will give us a clue ; after a child recovers from one of those high fevers that ‘ lay it very low ’ for a short time it is sometimes seen that the child is more ‘ well ’ than before it became ‘ ill ’ , provided the illness has not been inappropriately treated or interfered with in some way . |
| 55 | In its publications , it claimed to be ‘ one of England 's Great Public Schools ’ ; it was ‘ the ‘ public school ’ of the sons of the poor , where , for a short time , they are trained in those qualities which make Public School boys so healthy , esprit de corps , obedience , humility , a sense of responsibility , honour and truthfulness ’ . |
| 56 | The other residents are mainly visiting academics , often very senior members of their own universities , from many countries , any academic discipline , and are staying in the college usually for a short time . |
| 57 | ( The first ‘ buses also provided this service for a short time . ) |
| 58 | 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 . |
| 59 | Someone tried to organise a concert party , and there was a great deal of enthusiasm for this for a short time . |
| 60 | So the crucial argument does not concern the fluoride level in a community water supply per se , but rather whether fluoridation increases the risk that certain people develop , even for a short time , levels of fluoride in the blood that can damage human cells and systems . |