Example sentences of "for a short [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sister Marcus has finally been able to persuade him to go back to his club for a short rest . ’ |
| 2 | The Class 50 refurbishment programme was completed , although they are destined for a short life , while limited work was also carried out on Class 20s , 26s and 33s to see them through to the arrival of new designs . |
| 3 | Regalia of such splendour symbolized Catherine 's European standing as a despot , a species which however benevolent it might declare itself was destined for a short life . |
| 4 | Mrs Tiller presided over the one in Blackpool while he was at the grander one in Addlestone , Surrey , to which , when the Girls were playing in London , he would invite small groups for a short weekend . |
| 5 | Even for a short weekend trip , Sally , his widow , wrote there would be ‘ a dictionary , the complete works of Shakespeare , the Oxford Book of English Verse , the Koran , a Larousse , an atlas , together with paperback copies of the Oxford Book of Quotations , a reader 's encyclopaedia … ’ and then there were the new novels and biographies and history bought in paperback raids . |
| 6 | A database for a short exercise on the scientific properties of WATER may , for example , be easier to index initially than one for a project on the lives and achievements of famous people , where there may be greater scope for individual interpretation . |
| 7 | On the evening of Thursday July 2 , TE566 eased into the air for a short test flight in the capable hands of John Allison . |
| 8 | He then took the family south to Alabama for a short vacation before they all left the country . |
| 9 | Follow the track for a short way until a path leads on through the bogs beside the Allt a ‘ Mhuilinn . |
| 10 | The route continues for a short way beside the beck , crossing it and turning right to head first slightly north-east and then north-west until a small beck is crossed , and then another by the Cortina Bridge — named after a Ford Cortina crashed here in one of the Lombard RAC rallies . |
| 11 | Eventually we worked out where the line had been and followed it for a short way up to a demolished bridge . |
| 12 | ‘ I think I 'll go and check upstream for a short way . |
| 13 | Peter studied astronomy at University College , London , and worked in accountancy for a short spell before deciding upon a career in nursing . |
| 14 | With no game this weekend the Manor Ground was closed for business … but the directors were working overtime in the boardroom … sorting through thirty applications for the manager 's job … they 've drawn up a shortlist … four men are being interviewed over the next couple of days … who are they … the club are keeping the names a secret … we reckon Chris Nicholl … the former Southampton manager is still in the running … so too is the former Sunderland and Bristol City chief Denis Smith … the fans favourite is Mark Lawrenson who was in charge of United for a short spell before he fell out with Maxwells and the fourth man … is a mystery … could be the dark horse the names of former England keeper Ray Clemence and one time Villa striker Peter Withe have been under discussion … all will be revealed later this week … |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Speaking at his home at James Street , Falkirk , Graeme explained that before the incident , he had worked for a short spell on a YTS course with ScotRail , before taking a job as a gardener . |
| 17 | At about the same time an advance party from the RMP detachment of ten volunteer ‘ redcaps ’ leave for a short journey to Thorey Island , where their company has planned a military skills training weekend . |
| 18 | For a short run , I usually end at Westsandwick , taking the loop road through the township and back to the main road . |
| 19 | Secure the wire ends by twisting them together for a short distance to prevent the turns trying to unwind themselves . |
| 20 | After a few pleasantries and the shaking of many hands , I accompanied the column for a short distance along the road . |
| 21 | I walked alongside the column for a short distance . |
| 22 | Railway : At the weekend you may actually become a train driver for a short distance on the steam railway ! |
| 23 | Riding a bike is a suitable analogy : if you have been pedalling very hard for a while you can stop pedalling and freewheel for a short distance without losing any speed . |
| 24 | The rams were revived ; the catapults were improved ; and the invention of the trebuchet provided a weapon which could throw a large stone for a short distance with considerable force . |
| 25 | ‘ Due to the closeness and levels of an existing road bridge at Knowsley Street , a 1 in 25 gradient will be required for a short distance on the approach embankment to the bridge from Bury . |
| 26 | It passes by Largalinny Lough onto the forest lane for a short distance , leaving it to pass through forestry to Lough Fadd . |
| 27 | We continued for a short distance before pitching our tents in the boulder strewn tundra now below the elegant , ice-fluted summit of Chonku Chuli . |
| 28 | On entering this small village follow the Rue du Castellas for a short distance until , just after a gravel pit on the left , a track bears off left . |
| 29 | I managed to hold the aircraft straight for a short distance , running on the nosewheel which , luckily , had escaped damage , but as the speed came off the aircraft slewed sharply left and I came to a slithering , steaming halt about 200 metres the other side of the dyke , well off the runway . |
| 30 | This road is followed for a short distance to a hairpin bend , where there is a signpost which clearly points the direction of Rutli . |