Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] a short time " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was also hungry , very hungry , she acknowledged a short time later as she did justice to the duckling and fresh vegetables Roman had ordered . |
| 2 | We spent a short time discussing how Sylvia now felt about that long-ago event and whether it caused her any distress to think about it . |
| 3 | After leaving school he spent a short time in his father 's office . |
| 4 | He spent a short time in Paris , studying French surgical methods , and then returned to Liverpool and joined his father 's practice in 1858 . |
| 5 | He spent a short time in conversation with Iris , who looked at him in a way that made Melissa want to shake her . |
| 6 | Does it have a short time span or does it last over a period of time ? |
| 7 | He died a short time later . |
| 8 | Yes er he eventually er I in fact spoke to a Detective Inspector er at the police station er he informed me that er Detective Constable had a good knowledge of these persons and I therefore instructed that er D C make contact with me which he did a short time later that evening . |
| 9 | Sue Owen , director of nursing , said : ‘ He had a short time away with his consultant 's permission . |