Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [prep] a short time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oliver gained a lot of experience in a short time , and was interested to see how brave some people were after a death in the family . |
| 2 | A big bream should be weighed immediately it is caught , for these fish can lose a lot of weight in a short time in a keepnet or keepsack . |
| 3 | At the same time , Nos. 1E , 2E and 3E , were taken out of service for a short time , to receive a small modification — they were fitted with spare sets of track brake equipment , so that they could subsequently work to the Crystal Palace . |
| 4 | In fact , a ‘ fast track ’ procedure , in which the court would seek to deal quickly with preliminary issues in an endeavour to reach the stage of proof within a short time ’ , is one of the proposals already before the working party which would like to hear of experiences of that kind in other jurisdictions . |
| 5 | And for an English/French speaker , adoption of bird for a short time precluded oiseau Once such children realize they are dealing with two languages , however , they begin to use labels from both languages for the same category , both leche and milk They start to do this once they themselves can produce about 150–200 words ( Taeschner , 1983 ) . |
| 6 | Not only would a list of varieties make a book like this out of date in a short time , it would not help you either . |
| 7 | It was eventually decided at the Council meeting that farmers should be approached about renting out a plot of land for a short time for the travellers whilst the search for a permanent site continued . |
| 8 | Most patients can cope with unacknowledged grief and anxiety because they are in hospital for a short time . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | When the Minister reviews the business regulations will he consider extending that review to the regulation of financial institutions , in view of the problems with the collapse of Guinness III and the potential collapse of Guinness II , and in view of the serious difficulty with fraud regulation at present , particularly now that only three people will be going to gaol for a shorter time than the whole of the Guinness trial was taken , with one of them , Mr. Ernest Saunders , whose sentence was reduced because of ill health , on the national media this morning in blooming health and protesting his innocence ? |
| 11 | As we have already noted , Stephen was stoned to death within a short time of the Crucifixion , and Saul of Tarsus was pursuing Nazareans in Damascus . |
| 12 | Once again he went to prison for a short time . |
| 13 | This unfortunate crusade was not a total loss as far as Barbarossa was concerned , for it set the political and feudal scene for his election as Emperor within a short time of his return to Germany . |
| 14 | The institute has played a significant role in Kuwait 's mariculture development , as three of our graduates , Dr Sulaiman Al Matter , Dr Abdul Aziz Al Ameeri and Dr Khaled El Allah , now work at KISR plus Dr Albert Tacon who worked at KISR for a short time before being forced to flee Saddam Hussein . |
| 15 | Finding it quite difficult to get work but erm he was over at Christmas for a short time . |
| 16 | The repairs to the points ' circuits took a little longer and the points were operated by hand for a short time . |