Example sentences of "[adv] for 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 | 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 . |
| 6 | I think tranquillizers can be useful as well for a very short time limited period . |
| 7 | I was only here for a very short while , during which time I saw . |
| 8 | A person who has been thinking intensely , for example , even for a very short time will leave these thoughts in the vapour . |
| 9 | But only very for a very short period . |