Example sentences of "for a brief [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps , too , the archaic words might for a brief minute live again : |
| 2 | Except for a brief success for Wilson in London and Southampton , cooks and stewards seem to have been stimulated by his recruiting drive to set up their own organisation rather than to join the NSFU . |
| 3 | It was he who ended the war with Athens , or perhaps turned the hot war into a cold one ( because satraps continued to subvert Athenian-supported democracies in Anatolia ) : after the Persian recovery of Egypt in the 450s Athenian aggression against Persia was checked , except for a brief campaign in Cyprus at the end of the 450s . |
| 4 | The first questions that you brought up was , if possible I would be very grateful to you for a brief description of the two raids to Gdynia Pole ninth of October in Colesfield tenth of October nineteen forty three . |
| 5 | ( For a detailed account of the period see Gibson , 1990 ; for a brief evaluation of the poll tax see Glennerster et al . , |
| 6 | Fraser 's party arrived back on 23 December , but there was only time for a brief celebration , as Stirling , Mayne and Lewes were off the following morning for another series of raids . |
| 7 | He had never seen fear more clearly written on human faces and for a brief second he was puzzled . |
| 8 | Bishop studied her face for a brief second . |
| 9 | Enclosed in darkness , in her own world of make-believe , she feebly allowed him to nuzzle her ear and then to kiss her thoroughly again , blissfully enjoying his skilled domination until she became nervously aware that he was sliding his hands beneath her coat and for a brief second of lancing flame he had cupped her breasts in his big , infinitely welcome hands . |
| 10 | Her eyes closed for a brief second as she drew all her inner strength together to steady her voice . |
| 11 | Jerry looks quite cheated for a brief second . |
| 12 | She merely went off to the nursery for a brief inspection , came back and pronounced him gorgeous . |
| 13 | ‘ We interrupt your pleasure for a brief prayer , ’ said Midwinter ; he bowed his head and so did everyone . |
| 14 | In recognition of his eminence within the trade , the Levant Company elected him assistant in 1653 , a post which he held until 1670 , except for a brief stint as deputy governor in 1661 . |
| 15 | Larger animals which are not subject to the whims of wind and current may flash by or come closer for a brief look . |
| 16 | Chatterton , Fagg , Fishbane and Glastonbury were huddled together in the Smoking Room , from which each of them had been extracted for a brief conversation with Milton . |
| 17 | It is good that we can walk into that world again , even if only for a brief interlude . |
| 18 | The minister 's entourage and assembled media swept into the narrow office building only to grind to a halt on the stairs while he and Mr Fallon shut themselves off for a brief chat . |
| 19 | She had done what actors and singers were supposed to do — provided enchantment for a brief passage of time . |
| 20 | The Cymru Coaster No. 46203 arrives for a brief stop at Bangor on the down run on August 23 . |
| 21 | Moore joins in , so that for a brief couple of seconds we sound like a small cracked tribute to Sir Harry Secombe . |
| 22 | Many of the inhabitants of Bendinat , such as Jennifer D'Abo , chairman of Moyses Stevens , interrupt their hectic business schedules for a brief respite there . |
| 23 | He led her to a waiting taxi and , as he held the door for her , for a brief instant their eyes met . |
| 24 | A strong hand stayed her fall and for a brief instant she was flung against Fen 's chest , his heartbeat quite audible as her breathing seemed suspended . |
| 25 | Her eyes lifted to Nicolo Sabatini 's and , for a brief instant , she saw something beyond disdain shine in their deep blue depths . |
| 26 | But for a brief space the archbishop was at peace with both pope and emperor , and this was an alliance even the commune could not withstand . |
| 27 | The music blared out around them — Beatles songs from the Sixties — and for a brief space of time Rachel forgot her worries and allowed herself to be caught up in Belinda 's simple pleasures . |
| 28 | She was relieved when they abandoned the jeep for a brief ferry ride across the bay , and stepped ashore at a softly lit veranda restaurant among swaying coconut palms . |
| 29 | This man would forget the purpose of his visit , at least for a brief spell , and the fact that he was on official business , and drink tea and eat a good meal in the prosecutor 's house , crack jokes and make amiable conversation , and sleep through the heat of the day . |
| 30 | After an inevitable return to Leeds United for a brief spell as manager , Billy Bremner was finally sacked by his old club when results went against him . |