Example sentences of "[noun sg] for a short [noun sg] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Favourite for a short trial and a quick death , ’ Bernice said , and immediately wished she had n't . |
| 2 | The work had dropped off yeah , and then I were on the , on the labour for a short time and erm then I got a job next door to where I lived , straight next door . |
| 3 | and it does n't do any harm for a short distance but er |
| 4 | Police in Cam gave chase for a short distance but were easily shaken off by the robbers stolen Sierra Cosworth . |
| 5 | for ignoring to work parents need to learn how to avoid all contact with their child for a short period but remain completely calm and uninterested . |
| 6 | She was glad to get away from the shop for a short while and she felt confident about leaving the baby in Fred 's charge . |
| 7 | All-pervading for a short period but ephemeral in the long term . |
| 8 | Then he went erm into the Navy for a short time and for some unknown reason he managed to get out of the Navy and came as Mr 's Personal Assistant and erm one of his jobs was to erm get these pe children sorted out and I used to write no end of letters for him to erm places like erm Ilford and Wanstead and mainly the northern suburbs of London erm about certain children who had been attending central schools which were something , which were something that erm East Suffolk could n't offer and erm trying to decide whether they ought to go to grammar school or one of the area schools as they we then were |
| 9 | One section of the women backed the men ; another formed a separate union for a short while and tried to resist the ban called for in the men 's memorial . |
| 10 | Sometimes , however , it is sensible to think of reducing length for a short player or increasing it for the giant . |
| 11 | Young graduates , like Mason and possibly Pollett , might take the position for a short time and then move on to better posts . |
| 12 | If we have only been on cover for a short time and it is clear that the majority of the damage occurred before we came on cover , the claim should be referred to the previous insurers . |
| 13 | Employees may try working at the new location for a short time and then decide not to continue . |
| 14 | Affected fish are dipped in such a solution for a short period and then can be safely returned to the pool . |