Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] a brief [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was typical of his thorough approach that after Arsenal won 7–1 at Wolverhampton , he spent nearly two hours at the team talk analysing what led up to Wolves ’ one goal , much to the dismay of the players , who expected only a brief meeting after such a handsome win . |
| 2 | Swedish international Anders Limpar made only a brief substitute 's appearance in that victory at Selhurst Park , but his popularity was underlined by the reception he was given by Arsenal fans at Selhurst Park . |
| 3 | He made only a brief speech to the meeting , described by Bridgeman to Davidson ( who was in the Argentine ) as ‘ a good opening — plain and dignified — and with fewer mannerisms than have recently been apparent , and no apparent nervousness ’ . |
| 4 | That may be so , but the prince was ousted from power by the Lon Nol coup back in 1970 , and made only a brief comeback as a Khmer Rouge figurehead in 1976 . |
| 5 | By public demand their split became merely a brief sabbatical , and since being reunited the Blues Band have been playing their cocktail of traditional blues and original material around the globe . |
| 6 | He sat down on the far side of the room and I caught only a brief view of him through the dancers , but it was undoubtedly Ralph Pike still at large . |
| 7 | IN YOUR JULY 91 issue of FlyPast you had an article entitled Gustav Airborne , relating to the rebuild of a Messerschmitt 109G , which included also a brief history of the aircraft . |
| 8 | In the face of doubts about the truths of religion , could bereaved parents still take courage and assume that their children 's death meant only a brief separation , the prelude to reunion in happier surroundings ? |
| 9 | He felt suddenly a brief return of the closeness they had used to enjoy when the children were small and she still felt important to them and minded less his involvement with his work . |
| 10 | Indeed , the movement as a whole had only a brief life , and by the 1690s it was already becoming past history . |
| 11 | I had only a brief opportunity of shaking his hand at the end , as I was obliged to rush back to Oxford before I was ‘ gated ’ . |
| 12 | He said he had only a brief look at the course before the race . |
| 13 | It was dark by the time the Loch Seaforth berthed at Stornoway and I had only a brief glimpse of the rugged Lewis coastline . |