Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [art] short [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 My father went mad and I think he actually hated me for a short while .
2 It 's one of my jobs to meet the boats and this involves assembling the visitors and talking to them for a short while about the wildlife and rules of the island .
3 Let's look at each in turn , and see how easy it is to live without them for a short period .
4 Often the counsellor of ageing people will experience this when , after talking with them for a short period , many of the pressures and worries appear to be visibly lifted from their shoulders .
5 ‘ It has two rooms and she is willing to let your client move into one of them for a short period .
6 Most fish would not be seriously affected by temperatures somewhat outside this range especially if only exposed to them for a short time .
7 The formality of the dining-room furnishings seemed at first to change his mood from ease to starch , but it appeared to me after a short while that he was troubled rather by indecision as to which side I was now on , them or us .
8 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 .
9 I walked across that way , over the crest of the island , easy walking on wind-swept turf which in a short distance sloped gently down towards the head of the cliffs , where clouds of sea-birds were already wheeling and screaming at my approach .
10 They may also deliberately maintain extra production capacity so that potential entrants can see that any attempt at entry will be matched by a sharp increase in production by existing firms , forcing price reductions which in the short run will be unprofitable for all but which may bankrupt the entrant first .
11 . The other ideal , which I have n't got round to doing would be to try and appoint somebody on a short term basis .
12 These will protect you for a short time against tetanus .
13 They provide you with a short summary of the context to help you assess the tone of the extract .
14 I had to find out a lot of things about you in a short space of time .
15 Malnutrition need not manifest itself in the short term as severe disease .
16 ‘ Marcus keep you on a short leash , does he ?
17 A ferry then takes you on a short trip across the Camel Estuary to a well deserved cream tea at Padstow , and your journey 's end .
18 Samuel begged the company 's indulgence as chairman elect to entertain them with a short piece in Sir Thomas 's absence .
19 The Christian communicators ' awareness of the essential role of the Holy Spirit does not provide them with a short cut to achieve instant impact .
20 had to have one for a short while , she was quite young and I , we 'd only just moved here and I took her to the vet the used to be in Sandhurst , they said it was a bee sting , they put purple stuff on it
21 One for the short list , as they say .
22 They 've agreed they 're gon na use this federation one as a short stop gap an an I think Paul 's point is spot on , it might be a bit silly to jump in just at the moment
23 What gives you this impression ? 6 The teacher set them to do something in a short time .
24 Mr John Rennilson , the county planning officer , said : ‘ Unless we can achieve something in a short time the inevitable will happen on March 31 . ’
25 They made another turn , and another , bringing them in a short time to Southwark Bridge .
26 She treated herself to a short cackle .
27 However , many of my colleagues were a little concerned that they were being told of the final outcome , but nothing on the short term effects . ’
28 He and took me on a short sight-seeing trip to the Qutab Minar .
29 The General , perhaps to make his point , informed Aitken of the authoritative report that the government had received and offered to lend it to him for a short while .
30 Pilot Stephen Grey was unhurt apart from a minor neck injury which hospitalised him for a short period .
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