Example sentences of "[prep] a [adv] short time " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ He quit after a fairly short time — I think he may have done it for only two terms . |
| 2 | As a result , we feel very tired after a comparatively short time . |
| 3 | There was an inevitable lack of interest when rabbit stocks fell after myxomatosis , and after a very short time there was a corresponding fall in the number of ferrets retained for sporting purposes . |
| 4 | After a very short time , he stopped , and laid the bowl down . |
| 5 | I am sure that if I had been his secretary for a fortnight I should have wanted to poison him , not marry him … yes , I should have run round to the chemist 's for threepennyworth of poison after a very short time . |
| 6 | If you continue to knit , you will end up with dropped stitches and probably jam the carriage after a very short time . |
| 7 | She turned abruptly into the fitting-room and after a very short time reappeared , looking as perfect as if she had spent hours dressing instead of minutes . |
| 8 | Pros : Proves indispensable after a very short time — Power Toolbox is especially nice . |
| 9 | The plants were moved to chilling temperatures for a fairly short time , and any resulting decline in growth was probably less than the variation . |
| 10 | Laboratory experiments can only last for a relatively short time , and have to be held within the confines of the laboratory . |
| 11 | The vogue of the Klan lasted for a relatively short time , but at its height , it may have had five million members . |
| 12 | Because the British planning system reinforces a natural tendency towards ‘ lumpy ’ growth , individual places tend to grow rapidly for a relatively short time and then consolidate more gradually , with the result that a place takes on a particular profile which then becomes relatively ‘ fossilized ’ . |
| 13 | It is one in which a repertory with a large a cappella element is cultivated on a daily basis by men and ( usually ) boys , all of them relatively young , who hold positions in a cathedral or chapel ( often for a relatively short time ) for which there is much competition . |
| 14 | However , for a cross-sectional study , a body of field workers , equipment , working accommodation , etc. , must be available for a relatively short time on a one-off basis . |
| 15 | But only for a very short time . ’ |
| 16 | From a therapeutic aspect , penicillin was marvellous because it cured many dangerous bacterial infections , but it was tiresome because it was inactive by mouth ( it was destroyed by the acidity of the stomach contents ) , it acted for a very short time ( it was rapidly excreted by the kidneys ) and so was of little value unless given by injection at intervals of not longer than 3 hours , and because , after a time , the normal processes of evolution led to the appearance of resistant strains of the microbes which had previously been sensitive to penicillin . |
| 17 | Anyhow , it had been going for a very short time , not very satisfactory , because none of us really were very successful with our machine , and then a … messenger came in to say that a [ radio ] taxi driver had come into No. 10 to say he 's heard everything going on in his taxi in Whitehall . |
| 18 | Mrs Vial was given a grant of ten guineas to purchase mourning dress , and was made , for a very short time only , a grant of 60 guineas per annum . |
| 19 | A person who has been thinking intensely , for example , even for a very short time will leave these thoughts in the vapour . |
| 20 | HIV is a very weak virus and can only survive for a very short time when it is exposed to air outside the human body . |
| 21 | But frankly it 's not likely to irritate your skin anyway because er you are n't industrial users of this you would only ever touch these chemicals for a very short time so the any possible side effects they might er have on you will be greatly diminished by the fact that you did n't use them very much . |
| 22 | I think tranquillizers can be useful as well for a very short time limited period . |
| 23 | When she saw the post of maid in general to Esther Ward advertised , she used all her powers of persuasion to convince Tilly that it would only be for a very short time : ‘ Just so I know how he is … how my daughter Beth is faring . ’ |
| 24 | But only for a very short time . ’ |
| 25 | They saw the animal only for a very short time . ’ |
| 26 | He was a miner for a very short time . |
| 27 | She was hit by a wave of familiarity ; the sudden realisation that this was the man with whom she had shared so much , if only for a very short time . |
| 28 | Until the first new pay and conditions order is made under the new Act , the 1987 Act needs to be kept in being for a very short time for a very specific and limited purpose to ensure that all teachers continue to be covered by the existing pay and conditions order made under that Act . |
| 29 | When they are satisfied with what they have produced they are asked to bring the image to life — for a very short time , perhaps as little as ten seconds — and/or say one line of dialogue each . |
| 30 | A rather sad story in a way , about a man who , for a very short time , achieved fame in Strasbourg because he he wrote the Marseillaise , which we all recognised , did n't we ? |