Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] short " in BNC.
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| 1 | We believe that everyone will need to use the private car more selectively — possibly cycling or walking for short journeys or using public transport where this is possible . ’ |
| 2 | They were becoming in short ‘ world citizens ’ . |
| 3 | For information relating to short times , two approaches that have been widely used are dynamic mechanical thermal analysis ( DMTA ) and dielectric thermal analysis ( DETA ) . |
| 4 | The ends of transposable sequences have a sort of molecular signature consisting of short stretches of DNA that are direct repeats of one another . |
| 5 | His written work , like both his brothers ' , was neat and controlled , consisting of short accounts of daily events which the teacher had transcribed and he had carefully illustrated and copied . |
| 6 | Erect a small fence around the pool consisting of short canes abut 15 cm ( 6 in ) high , linked together with a single strand of fishing line . |
| 7 | Particularly acute problems appear to be found in the area of raising seed-corn capital ( pre start-up capital , less than £250,000 , the riskiest type of venture capital ) and that venture funds are looking for shorter term returns ( BEQB 1990 ) . |
| 8 | I am looking for short biographies of female scientists — of any discipline — for use in school . |
| 9 | Assuming you are going to want to use the material as a normal part of a normal lesson , when you look at a drama you will be looking for short segments which can stand on their own sufficiently to make sense as an independent sequence . |
| 10 | Are you looking for short , medium or long term investment ? |
| 11 | The owls were living in short grass plains and the pellets were collected from kopjes , which are small hills rising over the plains , or along the cliff edges of Olduvai gorge . |
| 12 | Plateosaurus was a well-known herbivore , occasionally rearing up and sprinting in short bursts on its hind legs , its momentum aided by its long tail . |
| 13 | There is none of that apparently aimless wandering in short stretches , punctuated by frequent bends , going halfway round the compass to reach the next hamlet or village , which characterises the byroads in country that has never been in open field or left it several centuries ago . |
| 14 | It gives details of holidays ranging from short breaks in Cumbria to trips to the Antarctic . |
| 15 | The Electric Catfish , Malapterurus electricus can reach a length of almost three feet and discharge electric shocks ranging from short pulses to 250V . |
| 16 | The first Part of this book deals with standard sets of conditions covering various relationships that can arise in the context of the supply of goods and services in the course of a business , ranging from short form standard conditions for the supply of goods and the provision of services , to a full contract for the supply of a turnkey system . |
| 17 | But they should be aimed at if you are writing in short story form the equivalent of the crime novel . |
| 18 | Then the robins came in and the children began climbing onto their backs and going for short flights . |
| 19 | • OVERSWING ON SHORT SHOTS — RESTRICTS SWING AND DISCOURAGES QUITTING |
| 20 | The exact unexpired terms of long leases are not so critical , but details must be given of time remaining on shorter leases . |
| 21 | It begins with two entranced dancers fencing with short bamboos , and ends with the dancers unconscious in the arms of the community , while the bamboos continue dancing on their own as if they were slivers of paper on an electrostatically charged diaphragm . |
| 22 | Overseas visitors are still coming here but they 're staying for shorter periods and spending less money . |
| 23 | Finally , poor release dissipates clubhead speed because the downswing sequence is not correctly completed , resulting in short tee shots with the wooden clubs . |
| 24 | We now need to respond to this change by adopting a new forward paddle stroke when coaching in shorter boats . |
| 25 | The shortfall algorithm , which worked left-to-right , kept abandoning paths and backtracking to shorter partial interpretations . |
| 26 | Repeated bleeding at short intervals is the common pattern if the patient survives the initial haemorrhage . |
| 27 | A long handled bulk tank brush is ideal dipping and scrubbing in short vertical strokes starting at the bottom of the wall working upwards . |
| 28 | Adam kept firing in short bursts and drove straight-at the helicopter . |
| 29 | Lawton struggled over to Delaney , running with short quick steps , as the deck came up again . |
| 30 | Away goes Lawrence , shirt soaked with sweat , he bowls to who plays well forward taking the bottom hand off the bat and the ball rolls up to Lawrence who does n't field it , it 's Hugh Morris running from short leg , who then hands the ball to Philip DeFreitas , gives it a good shine on his right thigh . |