Example sentences of "be [verb] [adv] [art] short " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of devices recovered after the second tip-off had been hidden only a short distance from Shell offices at Hill of Rubislaw , sealed off after the morning bomb scare . |
| 2 | Instantly , three athletic-looking youths sprang from a doorway where they 'd been idling just a short distance along the road . |
| 3 | The first raider had been downed only a short while earlier by Archie McKellar , who saw the attacker crash into the Lothians . |
| 4 | Each month lots were drawn for the names of the next families to leave , and the fortunate ones were given only a short time to make their final preparations . |
| 5 | The growing interest of hardware manufacturers in real-time functionality was demonstrated only a short while ago with the Overture Esprit project , which has dedicated itself to developing a real-time operating system for both the production industry and telecommunications services . |
| 6 | Each was dramatic and each was followed only a short time later by a key Congressional vote . ’ |
| 7 | She spotted Adam almost as soon as she entered the club , but though he was sitting only a short distance away with a stocky sandy-haired man she did n't recognise , it took her some time to reach his table , since she was obliged to stop at every few strides to talk to customers . |
| 8 | This time Leonora was allowed only a short session with Emma before Penry returned , damp about the head , but clean again in navy guernsey and tracksuit trousers , his bare feet in ancient espadrilles . |
| 9 | The sixty-two year old man 's body was discovered just a short time after he went missing from his ward . |
| 10 | He was certified dead a short time later . |