Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [prep] a short [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am away on a short holiday in Scotland between August 14th-26th but would be pleased to discuss this over the telephone when I 'm back . |
| 2 | A teacher who has been away on a short course including elements of both these skills , and can therefore give useful general advice . |
| 3 | What , will it be just for a short period cos it was n't nine o clock ? |
| 4 | I am sorry to have to say I shall not be able to attend the AGM since I will be away on a short holiday with my family . |
| 5 | We are delighted that is willing to stand again for election as Hon. Treasurer , but she feels it would be in the Society 's interest to have an Assistant Treasurer who would become familiar with our accounting methods and be able to take over should be away for a short period . |
| 6 | If I do it that way she 'll either refuse to go , or , if she does go , she 'll be back within a short time . ’ |
| 7 | Accordingly , instead of the war being over in a short time — as was thought by many — it became literally bogged down in trench warfare never previously experienced . |
| 8 | Er making yourself feel good even if it 's only for a short time . |
| 9 | Ian Ferguson will make his comeback with the reserves and Ian Durrant is back from a short holiday on Monday . |
| 10 | ‘ Miss Russell is here on a short holiday , that 's all . |
| 11 | There was also there a vociferous ( John and later said they thought he might have been drunk ) Russian , about 35–40 who is currently on a short term study period at Florence University into the history of space travel and aeronautics . |
| 12 | ‘ That was the only time we kept something from her and even then it was only for a short time , ’ says Mike . |
| 13 | But … but , as Mama said , as long as we kept it clean and it was only for a short time … |
| 14 | I had n't had any kind of pain relief — well , there was n't time ! — but the pain , although very intense , was only for a short time , so it was easy for me to bear . |