Example sentences of "short time before [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did not confirm for them that she had been meeting an escaped prisoner and she did not explain the significance of the print-out , but they clearly knew the first and it would be only a short time before they worked out the second . |
| 2 | Only a short time before she 'd had Penry for company while she knitted . |
| 3 | We had no knowledge of General Miles ' army until a short time before he made a charge upon us , cutting our camp in two , and capturing nearly all of the horses . |
| 4 | When his bastard turned out to be studious , the boy was accepted into the English bachelor 's house for a short time before he was shipped off to prep school and public school in his father 's country . |
| 5 | ‘ It is possible that the body was taken to the Close only a short time before it was discovered , ’ Morton said . |
| 6 | It had been suggested that the Regulations did not apply if a business purchaser arranged with the buyer to sack employees in the business a short time before it was sold . |
| 7 | You have my soul now , all my thoughts are yours ; only a short time before you can have all of me , even my poor body which I now strive to make purer and better , healthier and stronger for that time . |