Example sentences of "in [adj] [art] short [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The third method , grafting , is similar to budding and differs in that a short section of wood with more than one eye is enjoined instead of a single bud . |
2 | She watched Nevil walk away , thinking how much , in such a short while , he 'd come to mean to her . |
3 | Oh my darling , I am too happy and excited to be able to write all the things I want to say to you , so much is crowding in , so much has happened in such a short while and I want to pin down some of this marvellous feeling before it all rushes by and becomes more accepted — because , Betty , I do feel that we accept each other , there is a tolerance , a straightness between us that makes it all possible . |
4 | The Scottish Education Department undertook to review all of the adopted courses for FE85 approval by Mid-March and it is to the credit of Her Majesty 's Inspectorate that the task was undertaken in such a short timescale . |
5 | In these few words we may only point to the kaleidoscope of enthusiasm and activity by secondees that has been generated across the country in such a short space of time . |
6 | It is of course an impossible task to examine the record of Marxism in such a short space as I have available . |
7 | I also feel it was a great honour being a woman and having achieved it in such a short space of time as I have only been in hairdressing for around six years . |
8 | Its presence in everyday life became so large and so intense , and in such a short space of time — say 20 years from the Coronation in 1953 , acknowledged as the ‘ take-off date — that its influence is strictly incalculable , over other media and over most facets of life . |
9 | Intel Corp has been less than enthusiastic about the future of its i860 — getting the 80586 into battle readiness in such a short space of time has taken up much of the company 's research and development resources in any case . |
10 | It is only by reference to the contribution of ‘ environment ’ , both social and physical , to the spread of heroin use that conclusions might be drawn as to why heroin use reached ‘ epidemic ’ proportions in such a short space of time in the Wirral area . |
11 | Such was the improvement in turbo cars in such a short space of time that they were soon capable of producing anything up to 1300 b.h.p . |
12 | During lunch the Rentokil managers were heartened by the fact that in such a short space of time the seminar had paid for itself four times over by the amount of business gained . |
13 | She knew she was being ridiculous , but so much had happened back there in that elegant house , so many unexplained emotions had swung through her mind in such a short space of time , and she felt so wound up , so confused by it all . |
14 | That was an extraordinarily fine achievement in such a short space of time . |
15 | In such a short space of time , he had plunged from the pinnacle of success to the depths of defeat . |
16 | I did n't realize that they could be got ready in such a short space of time . |
17 | Edwin dead , Francis dead , and in such a short space of time . |
18 | ‘ It was rushed through , and because of the way it had to be constructed in getting the support of all 22 clubs , there was no way all the changes could be made in such a short space of time . |
19 | ‘ I think it 's remarkable what they have achieved in such a short space of time . |
20 | For me , it was as much a personal triumph for the coach , Ian McGeechan , as anybody else , because of what he has achieved with this side in such a short space of time . |
21 | Forces working to equalize profit rates could hardly have transmitted the effects of international competition to these insulated sectors in such a short space of time . |
22 | My 18-year-old son has transformed it , miraculously in such a short time , into a garden which is the envy of neighbours . |
23 | I could never believe how much such a beautiful , tiny dog could alter the lives of so many people in such a short time . |
24 | But what was totally unfamiliar was the athleticism and poised stage presence she had achieved in such a short time . |
25 | He could n't have gone far in such a short time . |
26 | All of which may appear to be fairly straightforward , but to connect four musicians in such a short time with a combined objective and musical compatibility is no mean feat . |
27 | It must be wondered whether Eubank is jaded through having so many fights at a high level in such a short time . |
28 | It was a startling achievement in such a short time . |
29 | It would only be a matter of time before it was discovered but it was the best she could do in such a short time . |
30 | What they could find room to laugh at , however , was the way in which respectable England could ignore the realities of slum life for so many years , while showering the Empire with the benefits of Christianity and imperial wars , and then get itself into a respectable lather in such a short time about a few broken heads among rough lads . |