Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [art] short time " in BNC.
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1 | Pakistan , which had a short time before recognized Azerbaijan 's independence , recognized the independence of the Central Asian republics and of the Russian Federation on Dec. 20 , following a three-week visit to the Soviet Union by the Minister of State for the Economy which ended on Dec. 18 . |
2 | She was also hungry , very hungry , she acknowledged a short time later as she did justice to the duckling and fresh vegetables Roman had ordered . |
3 | THE majority community is sick and tired of hearing how a nationalist area was saturated with the security forces who departed a short time before loyalist paramilitaries entered to commit murder . |
4 | We spent a short time discussing how Sylvia now felt about that long-ago event and whether it caused her any distress to think about it . |
5 | Two of the men died at the scene and their three colleagues were rushed to hospital , where one died a short time later . |
6 | There followed a short time for recreation , which Beth enjoyed with Cissie and Richard ; then there was the mending to do , and the tea to prepare ; afterwards , there were the children to wash and bed . |
7 | After leaving school he spent a short time in his father 's office . |
8 | He spent a short time in Paris , studying French surgical methods , and then returned to Liverpool and joined his father 's practice in 1858 . |
9 | He spent a short time in conversation with Iris , who looked at him in a way that made Melissa want to shake her . |
10 | He died a short time later . |
11 | Yes er he eventually er I in fact spoke to a Detective Inspector er at the police station er he informed me that er Detective Constable had a good knowledge of these persons and I therefore instructed that er D C make contact with me which he did a short time later that evening . |
12 | Sue Owen , director of nursing , said : ‘ He had a short time away with his consultant 's permission . |