Example sentences of "for [art] short [noun sg] in " in BNC.

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1 On the other hand , as a group activity it can be less than enjoyable for the shortest child in the group if he is continually identified as ‘ the shortest ’ , when he needs to believe that ‘ he 's a big boy , really ’ .
2 He returned to England for a short holiday in May 1929 .
3 As she warmed up for a short recital in the prison 's dining hall , Evelyn said : ‘ Music is incredible medicine for every human being in some sort of way or another .
4 For a short while in 1750–51 Ehret was officially employed as head gardener at the Oxford Botanic Garden , but a difference of opinion with the successor of Dillenius , the autocratic professor , Humphrey Sibthorp , brought about his resignation .
5 Store soft cheese for a short while in the least cool part of the refrigerator — the salad try is ideal and allow them to come to room temperature for at least 30 minutes before serving .
6 Indeed for a short while in 1849 the Chartists obtained a majority of the elected members of the Sheffield council ( Salt 1971:38 ) .
7 He was Rector of Taxal for a short while in 1726–27 .
8 She clung to the picture of Mrs Rundle at home , for she had been a part of her home and the children had moored for a short while in the black harbour of her lap .
9 ‘ You might be able to go for a short walk in a couple of days , ’ said Joe .
10 Where keg milds and bitters are concerned , when fermentation is complete they are conditioned for a short period in tanks under a heavy blanket of carbon dioxide .
11 It seems that Gainsborough produced such works as favours for important clients , but only for a short period in his career , later preferring oil on paper for smaller portraits of this sort .
12 And at whatever time of the year you visit Edinburgh , there are the art galleries and museums — though the priceless and vulnerable collection of Turner water-colours can only be seen for a short period in winter .
13 Only for a short period in the mid-1980s , when commodity prices and demand for semi-conductors slumped , did Malaysia risk hitting its borrowing ceiling .
14 In 1902 he lived for a short period in Clerkenwell , east London .
15 Sigismund III of Poland actually enticed Marenzio to his new capital at Warsaw for a short period in 1595–6 and employed a number of Italian musicians , one of whom , Asprilio Pacelli ( 1570–1623 ) , published a book of madrigals ( Venice , 1601 ) ; but that was all .
16 For a short period in the reign of Selim I ( 918–26/1512–20 ) there existed a third kazaskerlik , for the Arab and Persian lands , hut this was , after a few years , combined with the kazaskerlik of Anadolu .
17 ‘ People believed that information was being withheld because , for a short period in 1940 , newspapers were required to refer to Liverpool only as ‘ a North West town ’ .
18 It would n't do him any harm to take this ungoverned creature for a short jaunt in the fields and the experience would give him a splendid ascendancy over Inspector Burden when he walked into the station at nine-thirty .
19 When bought in large pieces , such hams may be further enhanced by baking for a short time in a hot oven with a glaze of either honey , ginger syrup , marmalade mixed with orange juice or fruit syrups .
20 Educated at Eton and then sent to Europe to improve himself , he worked for a short time in various jobs in ‘ the city ’ before becoming an ADC to the Governor of Australia .
21 For a short time in the 1920s this library housed the collections of the National Gallery .
22 It is best made at the last possible moment , although it can be kept warm for a short time in a bowl set over a pan of hot water .
23 Sir John Phear , who was Chief Justice for a short time in the late 1870s , felt that many magistrates ‘ manifest as a rule want of knowledge of the practice of the Courts , of the business of their office , and of the law which they have to conform and carry out . ’
24 After leaving the magazine , Caroline worked for a short time in the Cardiff newsroom .
25 The voyage took eight months , and after stopping for a short time in Malaysia , we arrived in the Gulf of Tongking .
26 For a short time in 1890 he attended classes at University College London as an unmatriculated student .
27 Yes , the cases quoted are clear ones , in which carers have been in the home for a long time , but obviously we would wish to avoid a position in which the carer was in the home for a short time in the expectation that he or she would then be allowed to stay there .
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