Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [prep] a short " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most animals react to a short sudden noise by focusing all their senses to find the source . |
| 2 | By chance , in December 1969 , Japanese glacial geologists surveying broad fields of blue ice inland from the Yamato Mountains ( officially , the Queen Fabiola Mountains ) at about 70°S ; 37°E , stumbled upon nine black meteorite fragments lying within a short distance of one another . |
| 3 | The first list was a set of n-grams taken from a short dictionary ( 11,795 words ) , and the second was a list of n-grams taken from a larger dictionary ( 71,279 words ) . |
| 4 | For style without the cruelty , High Street chain Wallis has five fabulous fakes ranging from a short swing leopard ( £130 ) to a reversible shawl-collared number ( £175 ) . |
| 5 | All 60 delegates responded to a short self administered questionnaire . |
| 6 | Several minor changes occurring in a short space of time can have a totting-up effect , challenging and even overloading the resources people have at their disposal . |
| 7 | Gradually , Haslemere started to make inroads into the Ewshot half and good interplay between the forwards resulted in a short corner from which Hamilton was unlucky to see his well-struck shot hit the post . |
| 8 | Some children were quite expert with wooden hoops guided by a short stick . |
| 9 | When complete silence had fallen he then produced a sheet of paper from his pocket , folded it back on itself to remove the crease , smoothed it out a number of times and then read a statement to the effect that inquiries were proceeding , steps being taken , fruitful avenues opening up and concrete results expected within a short space of time . |
| 10 | The chapters commenced with a short description of the particular subject , followed by numerous photographs of vehicles and other ancillary equipment . |
| 11 | External reliability can be measured by comparing the test scores obtained by one tester working with the same group of children on two separate occasions separated by a short time interval . |