Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [prep] [art] short time " in BNC.
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| 1 | They made another turn , and another , bringing them in a short time to Southwark Bridge . |
| 2 | Mr John Rennilson , the county planning officer , said : ‘ Unless we can achieve something in a short time the inevitable will happen on March 31 . ’ |
| 3 | I discovered he was teething — the sucking made his gums sore so he could only do it for a short time . |
| 4 | This had covered the blotter so that he had really only seen it for a short time . |
| 5 | What gives you this impression ? 6 The teacher set them to do something in a short time . |
| 6 | These will protect you for a short time against tetanus . |
| 7 | That 's how I think of it : as my home , even though I only see it for a short time every year . |