Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [art] short [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Rochester was in such a hurry that he only allowed me a short time to put on my wedding dress and veil . |
| 2 | We rose and he took me a short distance to Bread Street . |
| 3 | He took of his glasses , put them on the table and flipped them a short distance . |
| 4 | Next morning , she telephoned Ernest Baird and gave him a short account of developments . |
| 5 | Taheb 's litter carried them the short distance within the compound to the towering , dark house of the Controller of the Silver Mines . |
| 6 | Since in connection with this American libel we did not employ Mr Quintin Hogg , I wrote him a short letter and received a courteous reply : The third occasion when we instituted proceedings was several years later , in 1971 , when Harold Wilson was back in opposition , and related to the activities of the BBC , which produced a thoroughly incompetent piece of television called Yesterday 's Men . |
| 7 | Geraldine read us a short story and , as I had each contraction , I 'd kneel over a bean bag . |