Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] a short [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | There could even be occasions then extended coverage in a large number of regional and provincial newspapers is much more useful than a short piece in The Times . |
2 | Time travellers forbidden from remaining in one place for more than a short while , The Shamen are taking pop to places it 's hitherto been excluded from . |
3 | Time travellers forbidden from remaining in one place for more than a short while , The Shamen are taking pop to places it 's hitherto been excluded from . |
4 | Some did let it grow of course , but untold millions had little more than a short back & sides an extra 3 weeks on — if you see what I mean . |
5 | He 'll get more than a short back and sides at this men-only beauty salon . |
6 | We can not quote here more than a short paragraph , but the whole of chapters 10 and 14 of The Group should be required reading for those whose profession it is to advise parents ( McCarthy , 1963 ) . |
7 | Therefore it was Adam 's duty to come home and face the music , even though this might be no more than a short blast on a tin whistle . |
8 | The frequency is chosen to make sure that the core reaches saturation at each alteration , but does not spend any more than a short time in this condition so as to maximise the final output signal ; the circuit should produce as many saturation signals as possible . |
9 | We see no reason why the word should seem strange for more than a short time . |
10 | His caution had proved right when a short time later the sounds of gunfire , explosions , shouting and crashing pursuit had erupted in the woods , coming from the direction in which most of the escaping sect heavies had headed . |