Example sentences of "[prep] a short time she " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had set off from Margate before eight o'clock and for a short time she fell asleep in his arms . |
| 2 | ‘ She will have well-ordered meals nicely presented , and for a short time she will mix with the other patients . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Within a short time she was sitting only for Dante Gabriel Rossetti [ q.v . ] . |
| 6 | But when she reached the office she found concentration to be almost impossible , and within a short time she became impatient with herself . |