Example sentences of "short [noun] of [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | He 'd make short work of her . |
2 | The one-armed , ‘ Praying General ’ Oliver Otis Howard predicted of his campaign against the Nez Perce : ‘ Think we will make short work of it ’ . |
3 | The bruiser got up again and bought a large measure of whisky , which he gave to the bearded man , who made short work of it . |
4 | ‘ They 'll make short work of it at the end of their river trip . ’ |
5 | ‘ Aye , except he pointed out that if she was new to the job and she tried to muzzle in around that quarter , the others would soon make short shrift of her . |
6 | Nelson 's had just issued a short book of mine on Turkey , and he scrutinized it with care , holding it high up and bending back the spine as if to test its durability . |
7 | Here is a short list of them . |