Example sentences of "for a short time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a short time we got on without much difficulty , but we were soon obliged to have recourse to our hands and knees , and clamber thus from one crag to another . |
| 2 | For a short time they began to lead normal , fun-loving lives . |
| 3 | But again they were probably making use of much older tracks evolved for very different purposes For a short time they were important . |
| 4 | All we can say is that assurances were given , and that for a short time they were accepted as having been given in good faith ; but they were not honoured . |
| 5 | Whatever his standing with Catholics ( and for a short time it was high ) , he was set on a collision course with the representatives of traditional unionism and with no representative more so than Ian R. K. Paisley . |
| 6 | Sometimes an observant parent will notice something that will give us a clue ; after a child recovers from one of those high fevers that ‘ lay it very low ’ for a short time it is sometimes seen that the child is more ‘ well ’ than before it became ‘ ill ’ , provided the illness has not been inappropriately treated or interfered with in some way . |
| 7 | For a short time he was buried at Cambridge at the Military Cemetery , but since then I 've checked and he has been sent , his body sent back home . |
| 8 | She had set off from Margate before eight o'clock and for a short time she fell asleep in his arms . |
| 9 | ‘ She will have well-ordered meals nicely presented , and for a short time she will mix with the other patients . |
| 10 | By August 1991 W. 's condition had deteriorated to the point at which for a short time she had to be fed by nasogastric tube and have her arms encased in plaster . |
| 11 | For a short time she stood still and silent , scarcely breathing as she revelled in the novelty of his tenderness , but presently her body started stirring in response to the warmth of his mouth , a new sweetness to her desire . |
| 12 | She could not convince me at the time that anything bad could happen , now that I had finally ‘ solved ’ my eating problems , and for a short time I felt jubilant , relieved and ecstatic . |
| 13 | ‘ She told the doctor at the orphanage , ‘ If I 'm going to go to England for a short time I must be careful not to give too much of my love , but if I 'm going to be there for a long time I can give all the love I can ’ , ’ Mike says . |
| 14 | For a short time I was completely clammed up with Marian because I had never been allowed to talk about myself with my wife . |
| 15 | ‘ If I summon all my strength , for a short time I can act against her spells , ’ she whispered . |
| 16 | I thought about my dear wife , and for a short time I felt better . |