Example sentences of "short time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Filmophone ’ records were made of various colours of plastic , and had low surface-noise combined with great ruggedness ; but within a short time they warped so badly that they were unplayable . |
| 2 | For a short time they began to lead normal , fun-loving lives . |
| 3 | The king had his attendants with him , and in a very short time they overpowered and killed Gowrie and his brother , whose bodies were hanged , drawn and quartered , the quarters being displayed at Edinburgh , Perth , Dundee and Stirling . |
| 4 | However , in the short time they flourished , they had an enormous impact , not so much on the towns they joined but on the countryside through which they passed . |
| 5 | But again they were probably making use of much older tracks evolved for very different purposes For a short time they were important . |
| 6 | All we can say is that assurances were given , and that for a short time they were accepted as having been given in good faith ; but they were not honoured . |
| 7 | Julia , who had come to understand a little of Allegra Wallington 's character in the short time they had spent together , was as anxious as David to prevent that happening . |
| 8 | To her astonishment , he nodded curtly , and in a very short time they arrived at her flat . |
| 9 | ‘ You shall have both , ’ he promised , and within a very short time they were back in the blissfully cool hotel . |
| 10 | One thing she 'd learned from Ace in the short time they 'd been together was to be quick on her feet . |
| 11 | She hurried outside and hastily picked a bunch of them , and within a short time they were making a pleasing addition to the table . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | It was surprising , she thought , how well the local people seemed to have accepted Joanna and herself , considering the short time they had been there . |
| 14 | For a short time we got on without much difficulty , but we were soon obliged to have recourse to our hands and knees , and clamber thus from one crag to another . |
| 15 | Within a short time we had nine staff working full- and part-time . |
| 16 | After a very short time we all felt a horrible feeling of being watched and an intangible atmosphere of dread and doom . |
| 17 | In a short time we were thoroughly drenched and landed in Jura among what felt like " buckets of water . " |
| 18 | And that , in spite of the short time we have known each other , would not be true … ’ |
| 19 | I had hope to find a single sponsor , but this has not proved possible in the short time we 've had . |
| 20 | A great girl and we were very happy for the short time we had . ’ |
| 21 | So in a very short time we were in the air . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | In the short time we have been presenting Craft and Design in Heriot 's we have already established a reputation for outstanding work and last Session one of our pupils won first prize in the Edinburgh and District Rotary Club Design Competition . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | For just a short time I had become a part of the village community on a day that ‘ introduces everybody to everybody else ’ . |
| 26 | ‘ She told the doctor at the orphanage , ‘ If I 'm going to go to England for a short time I must be careful not to give too much of my love , but if I 'm going to be there for a long time I can give all the love I can ’ , ’ Mike says . |
| 27 | The following account summarizes the factual information I obtained about the prison , as well as the general impressions I gained during the necessarily short time I was able to spend inside it . |
| 28 | For a short time I was completely clammed up with Marian because I had never been allowed to talk about myself with my wife . |
| 29 | I sometimes cycled to Bude Grammar School for the short time I was there . |
| 30 | ‘ If I summon all my strength , for a short time I can act against her spells , ’ she whispered . |