Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] for a short " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might well give her a better perspective on things if she could get right away for a short time . |
| 2 | Long after the profiteroles had been sauced , tables were moved deftly aside for a short but gripping , and sometimes funny , obedience display by one man , one woman and both their dogs before the breeds came out and strutted for their admirers . |
| 3 | The Government have offered the excuse that that happened under a Labour Government in 1977 , as if it was right to continue to do something that was done once before for a short time . |
| 4 | Cheddars may be hard or semi-hard ; they are pressed lightly for a matter of hours and then more firmly for a short period of days . |
| 5 | We then test them thoroughly — but often only for a short period as we wish to get the latest fishkeeping news — including the latest products — straight to our readers . |
| 6 | It says that about 98,000 young people go missing annually , sometimes only for a short period . |