Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] a 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 | . The other ideal , which I have n't got round to doing would be to try and appoint somebody on a short term basis . |
| 11 | These will protect you for a short time against tetanus . |
| 12 | They provide you with a short summary of the context to help you assess the tone of the extract . |
| 13 | I had to find out a lot of things about you in a short space of time . |
| 14 | ‘ Marcus keep you on a short leash , does he ? |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Samuel begged the company 's indulgence as chairman elect to entertain them with a short piece in Sir Thomas 's absence . |
| 17 | The Christian communicators ' awareness of the essential role of the Holy Spirit does not provide them with a short cut to achieve instant impact . |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | 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 |
| 20 | What gives you this impression ? 6 The teacher set them to do something in a short time . |
| 21 | Mr John Rennilson , the county planning officer , said : ‘ Unless we can achieve something in a short time the inevitable will happen on March 31 . ’ |
| 22 | They made another turn , and another , bringing them in a short time to Southwark Bridge . |
| 23 | She treated herself to a short cackle . |
| 24 | He and took me on a short sight-seeing trip to the Qutab Minar . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Pilot Stephen Grey was unhurt apart from a minor neck injury which hospitalised him for a short period . |
| 27 | While we are there could you excuse yourself , leave me alone with her for a short while . |
| 28 | Yes , said Sister , Mrs Downes had been remarkably lucky , really ; and , yes , Sergeant Lewis could see her for a short while . |
| 29 | When I turned to look back at him after a short canter , he was winded and scared with barely enough strength to stay on his horse . |
| 30 | Corbett entrusted him with a short letter in which he asked the King to supply simple answers to what Corbett considered simple questions . |