Example sentences of "[noun] for [art] short time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the London Borough of Southwark agreed to maintain the level of funding to some of the projects for a short time after the demise of the I. L. E. A. , that support can no longer be guaranteed . |
| 2 | To improve , she attended an art class in Sheffield for a short time . |
| 3 | Try increasing the pump speed for a short time to shift the blockage , or drain down the system so it can be flushed through , and refill with clean water ( and a corrosion inhibitor ) . |
| 4 | The work had dropped off yeah , and then I were on the , on the labour for a short time and erm then I got a job next door to where I lived , straight next door . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ She told the doctor at the orphanage , ‘ If I 'm going to go to England for a short time I must be careful not to give too much of my love , but if I 'm going to be there for a long time I can give all the love I can ’ , ’ Mike says . |
| 7 | Yes , the cases quoted are clear ones , in which carers have been in the home for a long time , but obviously we would wish to avoid a position in which the carer was in the home for a short time in the expectation that he or she would then be allowed to stay there . |
| 8 | And finally , remember you have to live with yourself for the rest of your life : you only have to put up with your counterpart for a short time . |
| 9 | Then , obviously wanting to leave us alone , our friend said that he had to go to the village of Lalatta for a short time ; he would be back in twenty minutes , by which time I would have to start making my way back to Lagrimone . |
| 10 | The Sister tried to tell her that all new mothers went through something of this sort for a short time after childbirth ; but Harriet knew , when she fetched Liza and her baby back to Four Winds at the end of the week , that what her daughter was suffering from was not the ordinary ‘ blues ’ which she herself had experienced after Liza was born . |
| 11 | She sent him a memo — the usual form of royal communication — but he replied negatively , arguing that it was n't possible as she had only been doing the job for a short time . |
| 12 | In a major success on June 18 they defeated SOC forces at Kompong Thom , and then held the town for a short time before withdrawing . |
| 13 | I do hope you do n't think this is presumptuous , and I expect you are very busy generally , but perhaps you and your husband would like to come here for supper one evening , or we could go out somewhere , or if it 's easier , I could drop in to you one evening for a short time for a chat . |
| 14 | Where fleece is used to advance and protect the growth of crops requiring a pollination period it will be necessary to uncover the plants for a short time at the flowering stage after which the fleece can then be left on until harvesting to keep out birds , small animals and other pests that might damage the fruit . |
| 15 | De Gaulle , who had never murmured about leaking taps or malodorous drains , remained somewhat out of favour with the group for the short time remaining . |
| 16 | Indeed , pollen exposed to ants for a short time has reduced germinability and shorter pollen-tubes : such pollen leads to lower seed set . |
| 17 | These so-called ‘ displacement activities ’ which often involve grooming the body for a short time , seem to occur particularly in states of conflict between , say , attacking and escaping from another individual . |
| 18 | But again they were probably making use of much older tracks evolved for very different purposes For a short time they were important . |
| 19 | And I 'm afraid you 're going to have to stay in the room for a short time , while I make a couple of phone calls and certain arrangements . ’ |
| 20 | Take the coin and wet it with water , and then press it against the victim 's head for a short time ‘ to get it to stick ’ . |
| 21 | Charles Henstock sat beside his old friend for a short time , his lips moving in prayer . |
| 22 | Then he went erm into the Navy for a short time and for some unknown reason he managed to get out of the Navy and came as Mr 's Personal Assistant and erm one of his jobs was to erm get these pe children sorted out and I used to write no end of letters for him to erm places like erm Ilford and Wanstead and mainly the northern suburbs of London erm about certain children who had been attending central schools which were something , which were something that erm East Suffolk could n't offer and erm trying to decide whether they ought to go to grammar school or one of the area schools as they we then were |
| 23 | ( The first ‘ buses also provided this service for a short time . ) |
| 24 | At the same time , Nos. 1E , 2E and 3E , were taken out of service for a short time , to receive a small modification — they were fitted with spare sets of track brake equipment , so that they could subsequently work to the Crystal Palace . |
| 25 | He expects a place in a Labour cabinet : Chief Whip for a short time , perhaps , then a portfolio of his own ‘ something where I could really help the North . ’ |
| 26 | An inefficient lift pump can often take several revolutions of the engine if hot and left standing for a short time . |
| 27 | Occasional breakdowns in the training may not be uncommon at this stage , and you should make sure that the litter tray is available overnight or if you have to leave the puppy for a short time during the day . |
| 28 | Murdock worked at Soho for a short time and then in about 1779 he was sent to Cornwall as the firm 's chief mechanic and agent in all technical matters . |
| 29 | ‘ Three pounds for a short time , ’ she said , her voice hardening . |
| 30 | As usual the author traces the history of the stations from their earliest days , 1891 in the case of Pwllheli , and has located some early photographs including one of the unusual ‘ tubular ’ lifeboat which served at this station on the Lleyn Peninsula for a short time after it was first opened . |