Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [art] short time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later still he became for a short time a professor at Cambridge . |
| 2 | I realised that that was an absurdity … after the evidence that India could not be part of the same political system , I still believed for a short time that an Empire of positions — that is to say the possession of points of communication around the globe — gave a significance to this country and a tenable and lasting position . |
| 3 | Proof came within a short time when in November 1983 more than five hundred deaf people from all over the country joined other disabled groups at Westminster in an impressive lobby in support of a Private Member 's Bill , introduced by Robert Wareing MP , which sought to make discrimination against all disabled people illegal . |
| 4 | When Lyall left Upton Park , McGiven served for a short time at Chelsea as youth coach before reforming a partnership in Suffolk . |
| 5 | It was unfortunate that he returned for a short time but this was necessary in order for him to complete training prior to deploying on an operational tour . ’ |
| 6 | They sat down and talked for a short time . |
| 7 | Educated at Eton and then sent to Europe to improve himself , he worked for a short time in various jobs in ‘ the city ’ before becoming an ADC to the Governor of Australia . |
| 8 | Giles was held in high esteem in America and Europe , especially in Berlin , where he worked for a short time . |
| 9 | She had for a while become a Monotype operator , on one of the " women 's machines " , and also remembers " trying to do imposition " and doing a little display work in one mainly jobbing firm where she worked for a short time . |
| 10 | After leaving the magazine , Caroline worked for a short time in the Cardiff newsroom . |
| 11 | In 1900 he went to St Thomas 's Hospital to study medicine , qualifying in 1906 as MRCS and LRCP , and he then went for a short time to Brompton Hospital and Convalescent Centre . |
| 12 | She was suffering from sunstroke and she died within a short time . |
| 13 | The first chief justice was John Jay , who resigned after a short time due to his belief that the job would never amount to anything . |
| 14 | I slept for a short time but was woken when the coach stopped . |
| 15 | They halted for a short time near midafternoon to rest the horses . |