Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] a short time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have to play with pain-killing injections and I 'm not able to train except for a short time doing set-pieces on a Friday . ’ |
| 2 | A similar state of affairs had existed only at the very dawn of coinage when , in a number of areas including Asia Minor or Athens , a variety of personal designs had appeared , perhaps implying that for a short time after its inception coinage was sometimes produced on the authority of prominent individuals rather than of the state . |
| 3 | At the end of the First World War it was confidently and almost universally assumed that after a short time money would be back to its pre-war value and market prices ( including market rents ) to their pre-war levels . |
| 4 | However , I did find that after a short time the material began to pill quite badly around the cuffs and down the front . |
| 5 | It has been disclosed that within a short time of leaving Aberdeen Royal Infirmary yesterday where she stayed three nights and underwent an operation to remove a piece of fish lodged in her throat she was entertaining guests . |
| 6 | It always was a surprise , the pure majesty of the scene approaching the Alps , more especially in moonlight ; it seemed odd to me , whilst devouring this special panorama that in a short time we would be raining all the horrors of war down on people not seriously willing to fight . |
| 7 | She had set off from Margate before eight o'clock and for a short time she fell asleep in his arms . |
| 8 | Whatever his standing with Catholics ( and for a short time it was high ) , he was set on a collision course with the representatives of traditional unionism and with no representative more so than Ian R. K. Paisley . |
| 9 | She could not convince me at the time that anything bad could happen , now that I had finally ‘ solved ’ my eating problems , and for a short time I felt jubilant , relieved and ecstatic . |
| 10 | Once it had dispersed , Bunting was allowed to hold a meeting in the Diamond and for a short time afterwards there was tension as rival groups of teenagers faced each other , but police and DCAC stewards persuaded them to disperse before any trouble broke out . |
| 11 | ‘ She will have well-ordered meals nicely presented , and for a short time she will mix with the other patients . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | But then I told myself that I would only have been his mistress , in a foreign country , and for a short time , until he grew tired of me . |
| 15 | Arnulf began his formal education at the cathedral school of Seés and for a short time held the position of treasurer of Bayeux . |
| 16 | She joined in their laughing and talking , and for a short time almost forgot her shame . |
| 17 | I thought about my dear wife , and for a short time I felt better . |
| 18 | I settled in with my new , blue Marks and Spencer 's pyjamas , my jumbo pad , pencil , the hero 's manuscript , and after a short time , a blood drip into the back of my spare hand . |
| 19 | Realising that rowing was n't viable long-term , he soon became interested in karate and after a short time at the university club looked further afield for tutoring . |
| 20 | Peter suggested a course of therapy involving food , and something called John Fisher 's Training Discs — no , I do n't know what they are either , but they worked , and within a short time Noddy 's behaviour had been modified and he lost interest in the motor car . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | She hurried outside and hastily picked a bunch of them , and within a short time they were making a pleasing addition to the table . |
| 23 | They were each offered a can of cold beer from a coolbox , and within a short time they were lining up at the barbecue , a plate in hand . |
| 24 | But when she reached the office she found concentration to be almost impossible , and within a short time she became impatient with herself . |
| 25 | When they left the hospital he studied Ling 's list , and within a short time the purchases had been made , the sausages being stored in a coolbox to keep them cool . |
| 26 | Benches were wiped , floors were swept , and within a short time Ling 's kitchen had been restored to the pristine condition in which they had found it . |
| 27 | We were taken the few miles out to Wyton by RAF transport and in a short time , smiling falsely at each other and with our cumbersome parachutes bumping round our legs , we found ourselves walking out to the plane for our first flight . |
| 28 | This fire grew very rapidly and in a short time the port wing was burnt away . |
| 29 | Our expansion had necessitated the leasing of more expensive equipment and in a short time the café was losing a lot of money . |
| 30 | Pondering on her invitation , suddenly the idea came to me that my collection of quotations and prayers could form the basis of a helpful book , and in a short time an anthology took shape under the title of Journey for a Soul . |