Example sentences of "very short " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the angle is too steep , and you arrive too close , it will mean having a very short base leg and no time for adjustments by moving in or out and using the airbrakes . |
| 2 | Although it is vital not to get too high , there is no advantage trying to fly very close to the ground , except perhaps when taking off from a very short field . |
| 3 | After a very short time their sensations are heightened and they become worried . |
| 4 | In my view , accuracy can only be assured over very short periods of time , after which the refereeing panel must receive a proper rest . |
| 5 | The first is very short duration , maximum output attacks . |
| 6 | This peculiar action is responsible for giving the kick its unique feature , that is the ability to generate tremendous power from a very short action . |
| 7 | The length of time for these processes to occur is very short ( up to 6 seconds ) . |
| 8 | One expects and sees silk stockings or nowadays fish-net tights on made-up hussies with split or very short skirts , or brief frilly knickers , low-necked bodices or tight gaudy corsets , elaborate hair-dos or hats , and so on . |
| 9 | Retail chains vary from being very long to very short . |
| 10 | There seemed to be plenty to eat , the French are masters at rustling up something to eat at very short notice . |
| 11 | Within a very short time several of those who were disappointed at his election swung over to gratitude for his coming and enthusiasm for what he did to the faculty . |
| 12 | He was willing to go to confirm in an emergency at very short notice and this earned him some long-lasting gratitude . |
| 13 | You need to know whether your potential accountant could undertake royalty examinations , and if he or she has colleagues in other countries to assist with international tax problems at very short notice . |
| 14 | In fact , there is no reason why ( e.g. ) homosexuals should not afford accountability and care to their partners , in the course of either a long relationship or a very short one . |
| 15 | In our case that was to make a very short list of high-quality biscuits . |
| 16 | The Muslim religion dictates that this is a particularly bloody affair , but the special skills of these tradesmen have , in a very short period , led to mutual respect and friendship , despite a total language barrier . |
| 17 | He died after a very short and sudden illness in June 1986 . |
| 18 | The public has a very short memory . |
| 19 | Microwaves create very short , high energy radio-waves which agitate and heat water molecules on or near the surface of foods . |
| 20 | The whole flat , and the garden , within a very short space of time , was wired for sound and you would come in , perhaps in the middle of the night , and fall flat on your face over and leads and God knows what . |
| 21 | Ricotta has a very short life and should be bought and used daily . |
| 22 | The stone fell very short , landing not far from his hiding-place . |
| 23 | The pause before Harriet Shakespeare spoke again was very , very short . |
| 24 | This is because they can include additional short irradiations for elements with isotopes of very short half-lives , from a few minutes to a few hours , although this increases the analyst 's work . |
| 25 | From time to time there are cases where the provocation is so gross and so strong that a court imposes a very short prison sentence or even a suspended sentence for the manslaughter — typically , cases where a wife , son , or daughter kills a persistently bullying husband or father — and such cases raise the more general question of whether provocation should ever be a complete defence to homicide or to other crimes . |
| 26 | His hair had been cut very short but only shaved around his ears and towards the back of his neck . |
| 27 | Besides which , the list of figures qualified for the job was very short . |
| 28 | Though the campaign scarcely gripped the imagination as the victories in the west had done — some reports hinted that the significance of the campaign had not been properly grasped , and that the victories had been unable to affect the popular mood for more than a very short time — it seemed to provide yet another example of Hitler 's strategic genius . |
| 29 | On his initial visit to the home of the bereaved he would feel that he had a very short ti me indeed to set out his wares and try and convince the family to buy the package . |
| 30 | So dead bodies are hygienically whisked away by undertakers within a very short ti me of the person dying , funerals are conducted in twenty minutes at a busy crematorium with a bizarre queue of other funerals waiting in an approach way , and grieving people are expected to be back at their employment in as short a time as possible . |