Example sentences of "[verb] just a short [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Stansted is ideally located just a short drive off the M11 and the M25 .
2 Situated just a short walk from the centre of the resort , the Astoria is adjacent to Riva 's tennis and sports complex .
3 And , of course , all the daytime activities and evening entertainments of Cala Mesquida Village are yours to enjoy just a short walk away .
4 sort of going just a short way along and having to reverse back out again
5 Instantly , three athletic-looking youths sprang from a doorway where they 'd been idling just a short distance along the road .
6 Abolished just a little over a century ago , it merits just a short paragraph in many school textbooks .
7 The sixty-two year old man 's body was discovered just a short time after he went missing from his ward .
8 The ballroom had been thrown wide to accommodate the funeral guests , and Mrs Diggory was busy serving refreshments to the gentlemen who had just a short time since returned from the graveside of the deceased Lady Merchiston .
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