Example sentences of "[prep] the short time [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A great girl and we were very happy for the short time we had . ’ |
| 2 | He was n't very fond of the river Wye , for its rocky crevasses had claimed too many young lives even during the short time he had been there . |
| 3 | Julia , who had come to understand a little of Allegra Wallington 's character in the short time they had spent together , was as anxious as David to prevent that happening . |
| 4 | One thing she 'd learned from Ace in the short time they 'd been together was to be quick on her feet . |
| 5 | However , in the short time they flourished , they had an enormous impact , not so much on the towns they joined but on the countryside through which they passed . |
| 6 | She was good fun to be with and easy to talk to , and in the short time he 'd known her she had shown a ready sense of humour . |
| 7 | In the short time he had been aboard , he had undressed . |
| 8 | In the short time it had taken to procure the services of the constabulary , the situation had steadily worsened at the Harwell inn . |
| 9 | In the short time she had been in the City , she had been propositioned by a well-dressed lush , witnessed a gangland execution and been pursued through a deserted subway station by a bulky killer . |
| 10 | It was almost a relief to discover that even in the short time she had been on board ship she was already beginning to acquire a golden tan . |
| 11 | In the short time I talked with him , I saw that he had lost none of his character . |