Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] a short time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Try increasing the pump speed for a short time to shift the blockage , or drain down the system so it can be flushed through , and refill with clean water ( and a corrosion inhibitor ) . |
| 2 | The work had dropped off yeah , and then I were on the , on the labour for a short time and erm then I got a job next door to where I lived , straight next door . |
| 3 | People always knock someone who has achieved a great deal in a short time . |
| 4 | Tim Holton said : ‘ We have achieved a great deal in a short time but there is still a long way to go . |
| 5 | A big bream should be weighed immediately it is caught , for these fish can lose a lot of weight in a short time in a keepnet or keepsack . |
| 6 | In the course of a short time the farmer was sufficiently restored to relate his own story , as already recited , and in gratitude for his miraculous escape ordered a silver collar to be made for his friendly protector , as a perpetual remembrance of the transaction . |
| 7 | Later in my newspaper career I was privileged to act as front page editor for a short time during which I enjoyed writing the 8-column headline and then arranging the other headlines , photo blocks and single or double columns to present a well-balanced and good looking front page spread . |
| 8 | Yes , the cases quoted are clear ones , in which carers have been in the home for a long time , but obviously we would wish to avoid a position in which the carer was in the home for a short time in the expectation that he or she would then be allowed to stay there . |
| 9 | And finally , remember you have to live with yourself for the rest of your life : you only have to put up with your counterpart for a short time . |
| 10 | He was educated at Rossall School and Magdalene College , Cambridge , where he obtained a third class in English in 1921 , having abandoned law after a short time . |
| 11 | The Sister tried to tell her that all new mothers went through something of this sort for a short time after childbirth ; but Harriet knew , when she fetched Liza and her baby back to Four Winds at the end of the week , that what her daughter was suffering from was not the ordinary ‘ blues ’ which she herself had experienced after Liza was born . |
| 12 | She sent him a memo — the usual form of royal communication — but he replied negatively , arguing that it was n't possible as she had only been doing the job for a short time . |
| 13 | In a major success on June 18 they defeated SOC forces at Kompong Thom , and then held the town for a short time before withdrawing . |
| 14 | I do hope you do n't think this is presumptuous , and I expect you are very busy generally , but perhaps you and your husband would like to come here for supper one evening , or we could go out somewhere , or if it 's easier , I could drop in to you one evening for a short time for a chat . |
| 15 | These so-called ‘ displacement activities ’ which often involve grooming the body for a short time , seem to occur particularly in states of conflict between , say , attacking and escaping from another individual . |
| 16 | And I 'm afraid you 're going to have to stay in the room for a short time , while I make a couple of phone calls and certain arrangements . ’ |
| 17 | If he reasonably does not discover his right until a short time before the last days of the three months have elapsed , then obviously it would probably not be reasonably practicable to give notice in time . |
| 18 | Take the coin and wet it with water , and then press it against the victim 's head for a short time ‘ to get it to stick ’ . |
| 19 | Charles Henstock sat beside his old friend for a short time , his lips moving in prayer . |
| 20 | Then he went erm into the Navy for a short time and for some unknown reason he managed to get out of the Navy and came as Mr 's Personal Assistant and erm one of his jobs was to erm get these pe children sorted out and I used to write no end of letters for him to erm places like erm Ilford and Wanstead and mainly the northern suburbs of London erm about certain children who had been attending central schools which were something , which were something that erm East Suffolk could n't offer and erm trying to decide whether they ought to go to grammar school or one of the area schools as they we then were |
| 21 | ( The first ‘ buses also provided this service for a short time . ) |
| 22 | At the same time , Nos. 1E , 2E and 3E , were taken out of service for a short time , to receive a small modification — they were fitted with spare sets of track brake equipment , so that they could subsequently work to the Crystal Palace . |
| 23 | He expects a place in a Labour cabinet : Chief Whip for a short time , perhaps , then a portfolio of his own ‘ something where I could really help the North . ’ |
| 24 | An inefficient lift pump can often take several revolutions of the engine if hot and left standing for a short time . |
| 25 | Occasional breakdowns in the training may not be uncommon at this stage , and you should make sure that the litter tray is available overnight or if you have to leave the puppy for a short time during the day . |
| 26 | For example , on almond trees : ‘ I find them to be trees making a good hedge in a short time … look well round a little wilderness quarters planted with flowering shrubs in a small garden . ’ |
| 27 | Nevertheless , as Professor de change her decision within a short time , Aristotle was shocked ! |
| 28 | Fredrick taught his brother his technique in a short time and the two brothers worked side by side , often having long discussions about the technique , modifying it as they went along . |
| 29 | A landscape of open moorland , for example , will revert to scrub woodland in a short time if grazing and heather burning are restricted . |
| 30 | Oliver gained a lot of experience in a short time , and was interested to see how brave some people were after a death in the family . |