Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] a short [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What I 'd like to do now is erm show you a short video snap from a customer . |
| 2 | Mr Rochester was in such a hurry that he only allowed me a short time to put on my wedding dress and veil . |
| 3 | Give them a short back and sides and give them a taste of the birch . |
| 4 | The conference was also told that as an alternative to the expense of sending officers to university , it was proposed to ‘ direct officers to research a particular problem … and give them a short period to carry out intensive research ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ We 'd only had it a short time but it was very tame and friendly . |
| 6 | Then give it a short twist . |
| 7 | meant to be moving onto the tenth and eleventh floor it only takes them a short time to save time on that or , or cut down on your labour as usual . |
| 8 | On the other hand , he was n't all that heavily built and a strong man — or woman , come to that — could have dragged him a short distance . ’ |
| 9 | One of the reasons for that is that one of the skills of the advocate is to learn to be concise and to get over the message very quickly , and that 's one of the reasons for giving you a short period of time . |
| 10 | With an effort she turned to Jos , who had followed them a short way . |
| 11 | We rose and he took me a short distance to Bread Street . |
| 12 | Well , let me tell you a short story . |
| 13 | He took of his glasses , put them on the table and flipped them a short distance . |
| 14 | Next morning , she telephoned Ernest Baird and gave him a short account of developments . |
| 15 | You start by telling them a short story — something that happened to you as you came to work , something you heard on the news . |
| 16 | Permit me a short laugh . |
| 17 | In the Anglo-Italian Cup , group A , the other game being played in this country tonight as I was telling you a short while ago , Bolton nil , Brescia one , the goal scorer after three . |
| 18 | Since in connection with this American libel we did not employ Mr Quintin Hogg , I wrote him a short letter and received a courteous reply : The third occasion when we instituted proceedings was several years later , in 1971 , when Harold Wilson was back in opposition , and related to the activities of the BBC , which produced a thoroughly incompetent piece of television called Yesterday 's Men . |
| 19 | Geraldine read us a short story and , as I had each contraction , I 'd kneel over a bean bag . |
| 20 | The patient 's memory can be retrained through simple exercises such as question-and-answer sessions after you have read him a short passage from a book or newspaper . |