Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a [adv] short time " in BNC.
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| 1 | But only for a very short time . ’ |
| 2 | But only for a very short time . ’ |
| 3 | They saw the animal only for a very short time . ’ |
| 4 | She was hit by a wave of familiarity ; the sudden realisation that this was the man with whom she had shared so much , if only for a very short time . |
| 5 | So in a very short time we were in the air . |
| 6 | Because the British planning system reinforces a natural tendency towards ‘ lumpy ’ growth , individual places tend to grow rapidly for a relatively short time and then consolidate more gradually , with the result that a place takes on a particular profile which then becomes relatively ‘ fossilized ’ . |
| 7 | It is one in which a repertory with a large a cappella element is cultivated on a daily basis by men and ( usually ) boys , all of them relatively young , who hold positions in a cathedral or chapel ( often for a relatively short time ) for which there is much competition . |
| 8 | I think tranquillizers can be useful as well for a very short time limited period . |
| 9 | A person who has been thinking intensely , for example , even for a very short time will leave these thoughts in the vapour . |
| 10 | Even within a relatively short time ( 5–10 years ) a situation may develop wherein the economic gain is sufficiently diminished that the enterprise becomes self-destructive as the environmental costs increase . |
| 11 | When two of the Society 's officials visited Orkney for consultation with the Social Work Department , the Orkney grapevine ensured that everyone in South Ronaldsay knew they were there within a very short time of their arrival . |
| 12 | But the beauty of air power is it can get wherever you want it and go there very quickly indeed , because aircraft can be there in a very short time , ’ he said at the 75th anniversary celebrations at RAF Marham , Norfolk . |
| 13 | In principle , both measurements could be taken simultaneously , but in practice the group gets its best results by recording diffraction and absorption sequentially with a very short time delay . |