Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [prep] [art] short time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I slept for a short time but was woken when the coach stopped . |
| 2 | She had for a while become a Monotype operator , on one of the " women 's machines " , and also remembers " trying to do imposition " and doing a little display work in one mainly jobbing firm where she worked for a short time . |
| 3 | She was suffering from sunstroke and she died within a short time . |
| 4 | I understand erm Mr because you realize in the short time that wording has been in the brochure , that it would not be possible to keep the management charges at the level of inflation or below it |
| 5 | They halted for a short time near midafternoon to rest the horses . |
| 6 | Later still he became for a short time a professor at Cambridge . |
| 7 | It was unfortunate that he returned for a short time but this was necessary in order for him to complete training prior to deploying on an operational tour . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Giles was held in high esteem in America and Europe , especially in Berlin , where he worked for a short time . |