Example sentences of "[conj] in a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | This fire grew very rapidly and in a short time the port wing was burnt away . |
| 4 | Our expansion had necessitated the leasing of more expensive equipment and in a short time the café was losing a lot of money . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It has a modern bistro feel , and in a short time catering manager Debbie Ferrie and her staff have impressed with their food . |
| 7 | That is , each of the samples should be a random representative sample of the whole user population in a specific geographical location and in a given time period . |
| 8 | His mother and a council of nobles were appointed to act as Regents , but in a short time the queen had fallen out with her colleagues , not least because she was an avowed supporter of the house of York , while several of them stood for Lancaster . |