Example sentences of "[prep] [art] short time [pers pn] [was/were] " in BNC.

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1 I sometimes cycled to Bude Grammar School for the short time I was there .
2 Two of them ( the men , I mean ) became quite fond of John during the short time he was with them , and expressed much regret at his leaving , begging him to come again and to bring his gin , meaning his wife , with him . ’
3 After a short time it was clear that Sir Henry had fallen deeply in love with the beautiful Miss Stapleton .
4 But again they were probably making use of much older tracks evolved for very different purposes For a short time they were important .
5 All we can say is that assurances were given , and that for a short time they were accepted as having been given in good faith ; but they were not honoured .
6 Whatever his standing with Catholics ( and for a short time it was high ) , he was set on a collision course with the representatives of traditional unionism and with no representative more so than Ian R. K. Paisley .
7 For a short time he was buried at Cambridge at the Military Cemetery , but since then I 've checked and he has been sent , his body sent back home .
8 For a short time I was completely clammed up with Marian because I had never been allowed to talk about myself with my wife .
9 ‘ I am sure one of them attached this little blighter to your TV set in the short time you were showing me in .
10 She hurried outside and hastily picked a bunch of them , and within a short time they were making a pleasing addition to the table .
11 They were each offered a can of cold beer from a coolbox , and within a short time they were lining up at the barbecue , a plate in hand .
12 Within a short time she was sitting only for Dante Gabriel Rossetti [ q.v . ] .
13 In a short time we were thoroughly drenched and landed in Jura among what felt like " buckets of water . "
14 In a short time he was going to get very sick .
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