Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [prep] [art] short time " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . ’ |
2 | 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 . |
3 | Er making yourself feel good even if it 's only for a short time . |
4 | ‘ That was the only time we kept something from her and even then it was only for a short time , ’ says Mike . |
5 | But … but , as Mama said , as long as we kept it clean and it was only for a short time … |
6 | 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 . |