Example sentences of "[verb] for a short time [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | She was joined for a short time by another dancer back from war service , Alan Carter . |
| 2 | When bought in large pieces , such hams may be further enhanced by baking for a short time in a hot oven with a glaze of either honey , ginger syrup , marmalade mixed with orange juice or fruit syrups . |
| 3 | When Lyall left Upton Park , McGiven served for a short time at Chelsea as youth coach before reforming a partnership in Suffolk . |
| 4 | Educated at Eton and then sent to Europe to improve himself , he worked for a short time in various jobs in ‘ the city ’ before becoming an ADC to the Governor of Australia . |
| 5 | After leaving the magazine , Caroline worked for a short time in the Cardiff newsroom . |
| 6 | In 1900 he went to St Thomas 's Hospital to study medicine , qualifying in 1906 as MRCS and LRCP , and he then went for a short time to Brompton Hospital and Convalescent Centre . |
| 7 | The voyage took eight months , and after stopping for a short time in Malaysia , we arrived in the Gulf of Tongking . |
| 8 | They halted for a short time near midafternoon to rest the horses . |