Example sentences of "[prep] [art] short time [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 A great girl and we were very happy for the short time we had . ’
2 I sometimes cycled to Bude Grammar School for the short time I was there .
3 He was n't very fond of the river Wye , for its rocky crevasses had claimed too many young lives even during the short time he had been there .
4 Two of them ( the men , I mean ) became quite fond of John during the short time he was with them , and expressed much regret at his leaving , begging him to come again and to bring his gin , meaning his wife , with him . ’
5 After a short time it was clear that Sir Henry had fallen deeply in love with the beautiful Miss Stapleton .
6 After a short time he called back .
7 After a short time he asked if he could have a whisky and soda , and when the ingredients were brought tried to pour a drink for the King .
8 And that , in spite of the short time we have known each other , would not be true … ’
9 For a short time we got on without much difficulty , but we were soon obliged to have recourse to our hands and knees , and clamber thus from one crag to another .
10 For a short time they began to lead normal , fun-loving lives .
11 But again they were probably making use of much older tracks evolved for very different purposes For a short time they were important .
12 All we can say is that assurances were given , and that for a short time they were accepted as having been given in good faith ; but they were not honoured .
13 Whatever his standing with Catholics ( and for a short time it was high ) , he was set on a collision course with the representatives of traditional unionism and with no representative more so than Ian R. K. Paisley .
14 Sometimes an observant parent will notice something that will give us a clue ; after a child recovers from one of those high fevers that ‘ lay it very low ’ for a short time it is sometimes seen that the child is more ‘ well ’ than before it became ‘ ill ’ , provided the illness has not been inappropriately treated or interfered with in some way .
15 For a short time he was buried at Cambridge at the Military Cemetery , but since then I 've checked and he has been sent , his body sent back home .
16 She had set off from Margate before eight o'clock and for a short time she fell asleep in his arms .
17 ‘ She will have well-ordered meals nicely presented , and for a short time she will mix with the other patients .
18 By August 1991 W. 's condition had deteriorated to the point at which for a short time she had to be fed by nasogastric tube and have her arms encased in plaster .
19 For a short time she stood still and silent , scarcely breathing as she revelled in the novelty of his tenderness , but presently her body started stirring in response to the warmth of his mouth , a new sweetness to her desire .
20 She could not convince me at the time that anything bad could happen , now that I had finally ‘ solved ’ my eating problems , and for a short time I felt jubilant , relieved and ecstatic .
21 ‘ She told the doctor at the orphanage , ‘ If I 'm going to go to England for a short time I must be careful not to give too much of my love , but if I 'm going to be there for a long time I can give all the love I can ’ , ’ Mike says .
22 For a short time I was completely clammed up with Marian because I had never been allowed to talk about myself with my wife .
23 ‘ If I summon all my strength , for a short time I can act against her spells , ’ she whispered .
24 I thought about my dear wife , and for a short time I felt better .
25 However , in the short time they flourished , they had an enormous impact , not so much on the towns they joined but on the countryside through which they passed .
26 Julia , who had come to understand a little of Allegra Wallington 's character in the short time they had spent together , was as anxious as David to prevent that happening .
27 One thing she 'd learned from Ace in the short time they 'd been together was to be quick on her feet .
28 I had hope to find a single sponsor , but this has not proved possible in the short time we 've had .
29 In the short time we have been presenting Craft and Design in Heriot 's we have already established a reputation for outstanding work and last Session one of our pupils won first prize in the Edinburgh and District Rotary Club Design Competition .
30 She was good fun to be with and easy to talk to , and in the short time he 'd known her she had shown a ready sense of humour .
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