Example sentences of "[prep] [art] short time [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this is not done a disillusioned employee may well leave after a short time and you will have to repeat the expensive and disruptive process of interviewing all over again . |
| 2 | When his bastard turned out to be studious , the boy was accepted into the English bachelor 's house for a short time before he was shipped off to prep school and public school in his father 's country . |
| 3 | She fell asleep for a short time but it was about 3am that Mr and Mrs Phillips noticed she was not breathing , ’ said Mr Goldring . |
| 4 | As usual the author traces the history of the stations from their earliest days , 1891 in the case of Pwllheli , and has located some early photographs including one of the unusual ‘ tubular ’ lifeboat which served at this station on the Lleyn Peninsula for a short time after it was first opened . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I could learn procedures and facts for a short time and I knew how to regurgitate them for examinations . |
| 7 | It gives me the opportunity to see God in young people and watch them develop in their faith in the short time that they are here . |
| 8 | Now what I 'd like to do this afternoon in the short time that we have is to outline some of the ways in which the British government is helping to meet the challenges of under development . |
| 9 | I could n't summon up a double bass in the short time that I had this rig , which was a shame since , like Hughes & Kettner 's BassBase , the unit is flexible enough to accommodate the idiosyncrasies of the instrument , the primary reason for the onboard notch filter . |
| 10 | ‘ If it helps , his fiancée has not exactly endeared herself to anyone in the short time that she 's been here . |
| 11 | Even in the short time since he 'd chased the car along the street , she could see that he 'd gone further downhill . |
| 12 | In the short time since it was launched , in late 1991 , Marquis has achieved acclaim from both retailers and consumers ; it has already , we believe , reached the position of sixth best selling brand in the United States premium crystal market . |
| 13 | We had no knowledge of General Miles ' army until a short time before he made a charge upon us , cutting our camp in two , and capturing nearly all of the horses . |
| 14 | These courses could not be done in a shorter time so they were normally arranged for a time of year when there was less pressure of work on those participating . |