Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] for a short " in BNC.
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| 1 | When a particular task requires expatriates to work overseas for a short period of time , it is common for employers to hire people with the necessary skills on short , fixed-term contracts . |
| 2 | I 'm going abroad for a short time … ’ |
| 3 | And in fact in the early stages I got one man working for me and er I went back into teaching again for a short time to help out at a school where the the the teacher was ill , and I was teaching in the morning and then doing two-man jobs in the afternoon , and he was doing one man jobs in the morning . |
| 4 | The Government warned that it would apply only for a short period . |
| 5 | A spokeswoman for the Guides Association said yesterday : ‘ She worked here for a short while and I suppose it was just a job to her . ’ |
| 6 | The energy of the falling grains may not be absorbed in rebounding or in starting saltation by impact , but may be used in disturbing a number of grains , which are driven forward for a short distance on the surface . |
| 7 | Having got to Bristol , he went home for a short holiday and died . |
| 8 | All went well for a short while , but then his childhood respiratory problems returned . |
| 9 | In the event of Sir Cyril being unable to attend , he was asked instead for a short message for the association 's newsletter , ‘ Tummy ’ . |
| 10 | Both grass and clovers recover and grow more quickly when grazed hard for a short period and then rested for two to three weeks than they do under continuous nibbling . |
| 11 | ‘ Paddock grazing ’ , in which the grassland is divided into small paddocks , grazed hard for a short period and then rested for up to three weeks , is a very good system for the control of parasite worms , the life cycle of which is broken during the rest periods . |
| 12 | It is at the larva stage of their development when boring and feeding of the grubs takes place that the damage is caused because the adult beetles do not eat and they live only for a short time . |
| 13 | My own plans are somewhat uncertain because of the move , but I do plan to get away for a short break some time towards the end of the month , and I will keep you informed . |
| 14 | He had never flown in anything other than a Tiger Moth so her requested that his name be put forward for a short Washington sortie . |
| 15 | ‘ I think I 'll go and check upstream for a short way . |
| 16 | She says that considering he 's only lived here for a short while , it 's fantastic the way people are celebrating his success . |
| 17 | ‘ Because I 'm working here for a short time . |