Example sentences of "[prep] a short time [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a short time had passed he began to tap his foot on the kerb impatiently . |
| 2 | After a short time working for his father he moved to a tool-making factory in Birmingham , where he took up bookmaking in a small way , by collecting bets on his motor bicycle . |
| 3 | We do not know yet whether he wants to extend his visit for a short time to see friends , or become a student , or stay permanently . ’ |
| 4 | A planet at regular intervals regresses , that is , stops its westward motion among the stars ( as viewed from earth ) and for a short time retraces its path eastward before continuing its journey westward once again . |
| 5 | Just thinking of the dark young man with Romany looks who had taken her virginity , and for a short time had loved her so passionately , did not serve her well enough . |
| 6 | Try increasing the pump speed for a short time to shift the blockage , or drain down the system so it can be flushed through , and refill with clean water ( and a corrosion inhibitor ) . |
| 7 | And in fact in the early stages I got one man working for me and er I went back into teaching again for a short time to help out at a school where the the the teacher was ill , and I was teaching in the morning and then doing two-man jobs in the afternoon , and he was doing one man jobs in the morning . |
| 8 | Arnulf began his formal education at the cathedral school of Seés and for a short time held the position of treasurer of Bayeux . |
| 9 | If you are a small family , look for models with the sort of controls that allow you rinse-and-hold cycles — a short cycle which rinses dishes for a short time to get rid of dried-on food and any smells so that they can then wait till you have a full load to put through . |
| 10 | Indeed , pollen exposed to ants for a short time has reduced germinability and shorter pollen-tubes : such pollen leads to lower seed set . |
| 11 | And for an English/French speaker , adoption of bird for a short time precluded oiseau Once such children realize they are dealing with two languages , however , they begin to use labels from both languages for the same category , both leche and milk They start to do this once they themselves can produce about 150–200 words ( Taeschner , 1983 ) . |
| 12 | It was he who bought the embryonic Field ‘ for a trifling sum ’ , and within a short time achieved profits amounting to £20,000 a year . |
| 13 | Oliver Goldsmith , in his Natural History , described the effects of sleep loss thus : But man is more feeble ; he requires its due return ; and if it fails to pay the accustomed visit , his whole frame is in a short time thrown into disorder ; his appetite ceases ; his spirits are dejected ; his pulse becomes quicker and harder ; and his mind , abridged of its slumbering visions , begins to adopt waking dreams . |
| 14 | So far from sending prices up , the abolition of licensing would immediately bring down the market price of existing houses and would in a short time begin to make an impression on the costs of new ones ; for the pressure of demand for new houses at a cost of nearly £2,000 apiece for a council-type is , in our opinion , very limited . |