Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [prep] [art] short " in BNC.
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1 | They stood in the single child 's bedroom and Molly joined in a short , silent tribute to the Ketterings ' marriage , whilst some large , blundering insect bumped against a window that had been long dosed . |
2 | Bert said with a short laugh and a shake of the head , " He was a bit of a character , that one . |
3 | Ellen halted at a short wooden bridge , one of many which spanned the streams dissecting the main road through the town . |
4 | You see the difference there was Thomson pulled for a short ball there and he was ignored . |
5 | Charity was included in it too and Mona launched into a short sermon on her favourite subject , patriotism . |
6 | The bright sunlight had straightened the ball 's flight-path , and as Gower fed on the short balls and what he converted into half-volleys , there were fleeting thoughts of a century before lunch , such was his willingness to go after runs . |
7 | Why , we wondered , was a photo of RCN general secretary Christine Hancock juxtaposed with a short piece in the Evening Standard on BBC 2 's Rough Guide to Careers ? |
8 | With the Italian press still buzzing with the story of the Grand Canal assault , Denis Law 's brother Joe arrived for a short holiday from Aberdeen . |
9 | When Lyall left Upton Park , McGiven served for a short time at Chelsea as youth coach before reforming a partnership in Suffolk . |
10 | After leaving the magazine , Caroline worked for a short time in the Cardiff newsroom . |
11 | When Margaret Baxter died after a short period of illness on the 14th. of June 1681 , Richard felt her loss very deeply . |
12 | ‘ You 've a neat hundred now Damocles has won , ’ Randall said with a short laugh . |
13 | Sister Dew scuttled off to her own house , which was at the as yet unfashionable end of the terrace and Mark hurried along the short distance to the vicarage . |
14 | On 4th December , Hugh Anderson died after a short illness . |
15 | Jehan fumbled for the short sword which he kept tucked between the straps behind his saddle . |