Example sentences of "[prep] a short time [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She will have well-ordered meals nicely presented , and for a short time she will mix with the other patients . |
| 2 | ‘ She told the doctor at the orphanage , ‘ If I 'm going to go to England for a short time I must be careful not to give too much of my love , but if I 'm going to be there for a long time I can give all the love I can ’ , ’ Mike says . |
| 3 | ‘ If I summon all my strength , for a short time I can act against her spells , ’ she whispered . |
| 4 | It always was a surprise , the pure majesty of the scene approaching the Alps , more especially in moonlight ; it seemed odd to me , whilst devouring this special panorama that in a short time we would be raining all the horrors of war down on people not seriously willing to fight . |
| 5 | In a short time it will bear clouted cream laid over it . |
| 6 | Now in a short time he would be gone , and the era that had begun in the 1960S with the triumvirate of Harold Wilson , George Brown and myself would be at an end . |
| 7 | In a short time you 'll receive your new multipoint cashcard , and just a few days later a Great Escapes brochure displaying over 180 excellent hotels to choose from , together with your two FREE Great Escapes vouchers . |