Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] in a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oliver gained a lot of experience in a short time , and was interested to see how brave some people were after a death in the family . |
| 2 | A big bream should be weighed immediately it is caught , for these fish can lose a lot of weight in a short time in a keepnet or keepsack . |
| 3 | The statutory outage on Reactor 1 was completed three days ahead of schedule in a total time of 6 weeks , 4 days … an excellent performance by everyone concerned . |
| 4 | The shop certainly had not received a coat of paint in a long time and , though looking decrepit , in earlier years the well proportioned double-fronted premises must have been quite smart . |
| 5 | Not only would a list of varieties make a book like this out of date in a short time , it would not help you either . |