Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] short time " in BNC.

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1 Train services on the Esk Valley line were delayed for a short time and the Sprinter train was allowed to continue its journey after it had been examined by experts .
2 The Leeward Islands had tried to ignore Carlisle 's lieutenant-governor as early as the 1630s , and when the islands became royal colonies in the 1660s they were treated for a short time as separate communities , with each island being regarded as an individual colony .
3 She was joined for a short time by another dancer back from war service , Alan Carter .
4 The EC markets are closely linked , points out the Meat and Livestock Commission , and , although the sudden , sharp fall in UK prices was largely irrespective of other European markets , a similar move in Continental prices was expected within a short time .
5 Once examined , the church was opened for a short time so that the locals could view the remains prior to the coffin being resealed and put back ‘ as near as circumstances would admit , in status quo ’ .
6 Kidwelly was established within a short time of the Norman Conquest , and added to by various baronial families during the reign of King Edward I and later .
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