Example sentences of "[prep] a short time [pers pn] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a short time it was clear that Sir Henry had fallen deeply in love with the beautiful Miss Stapleton . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | For a short time I was completely clammed up with Marian because I had never been allowed to talk about myself with my wife . |
| 5 | Within a short time she was sitting only for Dante Gabriel Rossetti [ q.v . ] . |
| 6 | In a short time he was going to get very sick . |