Example sentences of "in a very short time " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a wild and untouched horse was stabled with a domestic one that vocally demanded food , the wild horse would learn the domesticated horse 's vocabulary in a very short time and be whinnying for its breakfast too . |
| 2 | There was no doubt that if it did spread to the nearest stack it would set the whole hayfield alight in a very short time . |
| 3 | Owners of hotels , guest houses , caravan parks and shops have to make most of their profit in a very short time . |
| 4 | An old person who is bedbound may get pressure sores or ulcers in a very short time and these can take a long time to heal ( see page 78 ) . |
| 5 | It seemed ridiculous , but a frown crossed his face when he remembered that in a very short time the hard fiat sand that he was walking on would be thirty feet under the water of one of the most unpredictable estuaries in the world He also knew that the tide was usually preceded by a rising wind |
| 6 | And in a very short time James Sayers had constructed a continuously pumped CW klystron operating at about 20 kV anode voltage . |
| 7 | The Food Magazine has achieved a great deal in a very short time , and the national press regards it as a reliable source of information . |
| 8 | The first of these was converted from the abbey to great house in a very short time , a transaction made easier by Browne 's use of the abbot 's lodging as the centre of his new house . |
| 9 | Not only does it sizzle to perfection in a very short time but its natural succulence and subtle , sweet taste win compliments whenever it is served . |
| 10 | We are stowed away on Curve 's tour bus — for YOU , for death , for glory , for kicks — for a brace of early Rollercoaster rides , and , in a very short time indeed , we have become disfigured by the spirit of rock ‘ n ’ roll — which is n't I WILL , it is I KILL . |
| 11 | A good idea can therefore be brought to a successful and polished conclusion in a very short time at the cost of only a few sheets of paper and with the minimum of effort . |
| 12 | They are capable of moving rapidly across the battlefield in a very short time , either to intercept enemy or to harass static war machines . |
| 13 | This is both because of the moral principle involved , and because , as Polsky believes , the researcher will be spotted by the criminal group in a very short time , and will then be in trouble . |
| 14 | Sir Michael Graydon , chief of the air staff , said jets could be in position ‘ in a very short time ’ . |
| 15 | But the beauty of air power is it can get wherever you want it and go there very quickly indeed , because aircraft can be there in a very short time , ’ he said at the 75th anniversary celebrations at RAF Marham , Norfolk . |
| 16 | The king had his attendants with him , and in a very short time they overpowered and killed Gowrie and his brother , whose bodies were hanged , drawn and quartered , the quarters being displayed at Edinburgh , Perth , Dundee and Stirling . |
| 17 | When they return with the honey , they too will perform a dance so that , in a very short time , most of the worker force in the hive is actively gathering honey from the new source . |
| 18 | The brandy , which they had been too polite to refuse , had made them drunk in a very short time , as they were not used to drinking anything stronger than beer . |
| 19 | In a very short time he heard Mary say , ‘ This is where I found the key … and this is the door … and this … this is the secret garden ! ’ |
| 20 | An uncontrolled soldier was usually a dead one as well , in a very short time . |
| 21 | " Two people can become close in a very short time , " |
| 22 | From careful work on the snail faunas of the chalk sludge from one of these ( the Devil 's Kneading Trough in Kent ) Dr Michael Kerney showed that the erosion must have happened in a very short time indeed . |
| 23 | To her astonishment , he nodded curtly , and in a very short time they arrived at her flat . |
| 24 | You 'd bore him out of his mind in a very short time . ’ |
| 25 | In a very short time , the two of them , together with Mrs Diggory , were fussing about the dog in the library , with bowls of warm water , blankets , an old sheet torn in strips , and even some milk laced with laudanum unearthed from the late Lady Merchiston 's store of medicines in the attics . |
| 26 | Another theory could be that their eyesight is so exceptional that when the water is clear they can fill their stomachs in a very short time and are therefore , for most of the time , not hungry and ignore anglers baits under these conditions . |
| 27 | Ortega announced on Nov. 8 that a total of 5,000 officers would be retired in order to bring the full complement of the People 's Sandinista Army ( EPS ) down to 28,000 " immediately or in a very short time " . |
| 28 | However , it has been seen that in a very short time , the Commissioner 's powers were extended to cover the private rights of members to enforce union rules-to sue for breach of contract-including individual complaints concerning discipline and expulsion . |
| 29 | In a very short time , the only relics of Bridget 's party were the empty glasses perched on every horizontal surface in the drawing-room , and Geoffrey Simmons , who was displaying not the slightest inclination to leave . |
| 30 | Those behind ran into those in front , some tried to crowd past , and in a very short time the result was , as Nikos had forecast , a shambles . |