Example sentences of "[noun sg] just a short [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If one place in Britain has become inextricably associated with the unpleasant side of the nuclear industry , it is the giant complex of reactors and waste handling facilities on the Cumbrian coast just a short drive away from the Lake District . |
| 2 | Anyway , as you know , we were almost brought up in the same bassinet , and , as I made out to Mama just a short while ago , if Isobel had to choose between the horse and me , the horse would come out best . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ He was sitting by the water of Biscayne Bay just a short distance from the set . |
| 4 | ‘ The news broke on the wireless just a short while ago . |
| 5 | The M1 is only 8 miles away and Leeds-Bradford airport just a short drive . |
| 6 | A modern city centre hotel just a short walk from New Street Station . |
| 7 | As I crouched down in the trench I thought of the French family just a short distance away from us . |