Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a very short " in BNC.
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| 1 | But only for a very short time . ’ |
| 2 | But only for a very short time . ’ |
| 3 | They saw the animal only for a very short time . ’ |
| 4 | She was hit by a wave of familiarity ; the sudden realisation that this was the man with whom she had shared so much , if only for a very short time . |
| 5 | So in a very short time we were in the air . |
| 6 | The whole essence of Conservative Party that 's put before the Environment Committee today and I remind us that it was only in a very short few months ago that this Council might be at cuts of up to twenty million pounds in order that low in the very country . |
| 7 | If the oil film breaks down momentarily for a very short period of time that little bit of carbon that four percent carbon in the cast iron will actually stop the aluminium sticking to the cylinder . |
| 8 | As a result of the reforms , already in a very short period we see improved services , shortened waiting lists , and so on . |
| 9 | You would be expected , often at a very short notice , to deal with the legal problems and issues arising from all the support services required for the operation of the employer 's business such as the marketing and advertising of products and services . |
| 10 | I think tranquillizers can be useful as well for a very short time limited period . |
| 11 | I was only here for a very short while , during which time I saw . |
| 12 | A person who has been thinking intensely , for example , even for a very short time will leave these thoughts in the vapour . |
| 13 | When two of the Society 's officials visited Orkney for consultation with the Social Work Department , the Orkney grapevine ensured that everyone in South Ronaldsay knew they were there within a very short time of their arrival . |
| 14 | But the beauty of air power is it can get wherever you want it and go there very quickly indeed , because aircraft can be there in a very short time , ’ he said at the 75th anniversary celebrations at RAF Marham , Norfolk . |
| 15 | Rosie stood there in a very short nightie , her hair rumpled and her eyes narrowed against the morning sunlight . |
| 16 | In principle , both measurements could be taken simultaneously , but in practice the group gets its best results by recording diffraction and absorption sequentially with a very short time delay . |
| 17 | But only very for a very short period . |