Example sentences of "[verb] for [art] short [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You might be able to go for a short walk in a couple of days , ’ said Joe . |
| 2 | Later still he became for a short time a professor at Cambridge . |
| 3 | During the two phases of Pilot schemes , which were essentially experimental , detailed policy could only be formulated for the short term but , as the new system is becoming established , this letter is able to state policy for a longer period . |
| 4 | Many leading manufacturers now have women 's models in their ranges with designs catering for the shorter back length , wider hips and more pronounced bottom . |
| 5 | In 1902 he lived for a short period in Clerkenwell , east London . |
| 6 | The Leeward Islands had tried to ignore Carlisle 's lieutenant-governor as early as the 1630s , and when the islands became royal colonies in the 1660s they were treated for a short time as separate communities , with each island being regarded as an individual colony . |
| 7 | Train services on the Esk Valley line were delayed for a short time and the Sprinter train was allowed to continue its journey after it had been examined by experts . |
| 8 | She was joined for a short time by another dancer back from war service , Alan Carter . |
| 9 | During the 1920s James earned his living as a schoolmaster , returning for a short period to teach History and English at Q.R.C. , where amongst his pupils was Eric Williams , the future Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago . |
| 10 | He said Thompson had been involved in a traffic accident in which he had suffered a head injury and been concussed for a short time . |
| 11 | erm many people came to Kuwait to work for a short term and after a while they realised it 's fine so they continued to stay there for a long time , and that is the haven that we were talking about . |
| 12 | These drugs are recommended for the short term treatment ( one to two weeks ) of acute constipation and as a purgative before diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy . |
| 13 | We continued climbing for a short while and were soon at the highest point of our walk . |
| 14 | I realised that that was an absurdity … after the evidence that India could not be part of the same political system , I still believed for a short time that an Empire of positions — that is to say the possession of points of communication around the globe — gave a significance to this country and a tenable and lasting position . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The successful " buck-a-day " cost-cutting programme that is used in the USA works because the strong motivation Is applied for a short time . |
| 18 | If the stress is applied for a short time , then removed , the sample snaps back to its original length suggesting that some ‘ memory ’ of its initial unstretched condition is retained . |
| 19 | A set of 32 items meeting these criteria were selected for a short form of the test , and a larger set of 150 items was included in a long form of the test . |
| 20 | A word gets around the famine is over and after the tragic experience of loosing her family , her three men in her life , her husband and her sons , nobody starts to consider the situation again , she 's alone now in a foreign , a strange land , surely the only sensible thing for her to do would be to return to her own people in Bethlehem , they say news comes through that they 've been a succession of good harvest , well of course there was gon na be good harvest , god had n't forsaken his people , although they had sinned , although they had done what was wrong , he had n't forsaken them , gods not in the business for forsaken people , he 's long suffering , he is faithful , he keeps his covenant from one generation to another that he had n't forgotten the people in Bethlehem and he had sent them through and he had provided good harvests those who had remained in Bethlehem during the famine , they 'd only suffered for a short time , perhaps enough time to bring them to their senses , to bring them back to god , now the suffering was forgotten as they revelled in a plentiful supplying in abundant harvests Naomi on the other hand she knows want now , she 's suffering bereavement , she 's suffering poverty , she 's suffering remorse , there 's nothing for her in Noad , there 's no rest , no joy , no provision , nothing that could meet her needs what a pity she had wasted there those ten wasted those ten years , ten long wasted years in her life now she comes to a decision whatever the cost and there is a cost , she 's gon na have to eat humble pie , how are they gon na receive her when she goes back but she comes to that decision that no matter what it costs her , she will go back to the place that was chosen for her by god , her inheritance of him It always to our cost when we under value our inheritance , do you remember the story of Jacob and Aesop and how Aesop despised his birth right , the inheritance that was his , and Illuminarc and Naomi had done the same , and you and I can do it so easily , leaving , forgetting , not entering in to the inheritance that is ours in Christ , we do it to our own costs , and so she goes through that I 'm gon na go back , I 'm gon na take up my inheritance , I 'm going back home . |
| 21 | This may be of advantage to the developer too , attracting passers-by , even though they may initially be looking for a short cut . |
| 22 | Here is what she wrote : Beware the feline of the sea ; lest might happen to you what happened to me ; When once I booked for a short break stay , I found it impossible to get away — Seacat did not turn up to-day . |
| 23 | Yeah , oh cos that 's when she said Frank , Frank only came for a short while or something ? |
| 24 | Of the students in my time , one has since become an archbishop , John Aung Hla ; another , John Maung Pe became the first bishop of Akyab , and another who came for a short term of study and an even shorter curacy was John Richardson , the saintly schoolteacher , catechist , priest and bishop in turn of Car Nicobar , where under his influence the whole of the island population , including witch doctors , became Christian . |
| 25 | And at whatever time of the year you visit Edinburgh , there are the art galleries and museums — though the priceless and vulnerable collection of Turner water-colours can only be seen for a short period in winter . |
| 26 | That it was erected , operated for a short while and then reverted to ignominious dereliction are all true . |
| 27 | For those searching for a short break that is just that little bit different , you are invited to make your selection for this year 's choice of special themed weekend breaks . |
| 28 | Afterwards lie down and relax for a short while . |
| 29 | Coal-and gas-powered stations are more economical when used for a shorter period . |
| 30 | A tranquillizer may help to reduce anxiety so that the person is better able to start tackling his problems , but the drug should only be used for a short time ( up to 2 weeks ) , and should be withdrawn once improvement in coping ability has begun to develop . |