Example sentences of "be [v-ing] for a short " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may be of advantage to the developer too , attracting passers-by , even though they may initially be looking for a short cut . |
| 2 | But unbundlers did , for they were borrowing for a short haul before assets could be sold : in that time , they assumed their guesses about cash flow would be pretty safe and that asset prices would carry on rising . |
| 3 | But you 've only been skiing for a short while . |
| 4 | ‘ Nutrition , ’ John said , after he had been working for a short time . |
| 5 | He had n't had to suffer as much as her — I do n't so much mean that , like fishes , his pain threshold was higher than a human being 's ( although I do n't doubt that was the case ) as that he 'd been aware that his son was missing for a shorter period than his wife . |