Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [adv] [prep] [art] short " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secure the wire ends by twisting them together for a short distance to prevent the turns trying to unwind themselves . |
| 2 | ‘ We must run it safely in the short term and long term , ’ he said , ‘ because if people are able to demonstrate that we are causing an environment problem we will be shut down . ’ |
| 3 | Pound , following a polemical strategy which served him well in the short run ( but which later back-fired ) deliberately provoked the academic classicists of his day ; and his use of his sources , classical and other , was always both hasty and high-handed . |
| 4 | If you know you can not deal with an upsetting confrontation , try to put it off for a short while until you feel calmer . |
| 5 | I will give him sharp orders , he thought , and bring him up on a short rein ; and I will see him come to terms , and kiss the hand that curbs him . |
| 6 | According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle A ( s.a. 755 ) Beornred succeeded to the kingdom on the death of Aethelbald but held it only for a short time and unhappily . |