Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] for a short time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Sister tried to tell her that all new mothers went through something of this sort for a short time after childbirth ; but Harriet knew , when she fetched Liza and her baby back to Four Winds at the end of the week , that what her daughter was suffering from was not the ordinary ‘ blues ’ which she herself had experienced after Liza was born . |
| 2 | ( The first ‘ buses also provided this service for a short time . ) |
| 3 | Charles Henstock sat beside his old friend for a short time , his lips moving in prayer . |
| 4 | Larger fish will , however , put up with a freshwater environment for a short time . |
| 5 | He expects a place in a Labour cabinet : Chief Whip for a short time , perhaps , then a portfolio of his own ‘ something where I could really help the North . ’ |
| 6 | Sir John Phear , who was Chief Justice for a short time in the late 1870s , felt that many magistrates ‘ manifest as a rule want of knowledge of the practice of the Courts , of the business of their office , and of the law which they have to conform and carry out . ’ |
| 7 | An inefficient lift pump can often take several revolutions of the engine if hot and left standing for a short time . |
| 8 | I do hope you do n't think this is presumptuous , and I expect you are very busy generally , but perhaps you and your husband would like to come here for supper one evening , or we could go out somewhere , or if it 's easier , I could drop in to you one evening for a short time for a chat . |
| 9 | It may be only the occasional small amount for a short time , or it may be a larger sum over a lengthy period . |
| 10 | Some people manage to live in this virtuous way for a short time ; the very rare person for years . |
| 11 | Employees may try working at the new location for a short time and then decide not to continue . |