Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] the short [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And thirdly we have to satisfy you that in the circumstances of the operation the police were justified in restraining Mr with handcuffs for the short period of time that he was restrained and in addition Mrs who you will remember was restrained in her lounge , she was told she could n't leave the lounge , again for a few minutes . |
| 2 | Her children Peter , 15 , and 11-year-old Zara are expected to sit in the front pew for the short service . |
| 3 | With a minimum of formalities we were through customs and boarding a pick-up truck for the short drive to the quay where a dory was waiting to take us to ‘ Plancius ’ . |
| 4 | The reduced memory method has extremely reasonable memory requirements , although longer search times for the short word list compared with both 26-way tree methods . |
| 5 | At noon yesterday the game show host was stretchered into a private ambulance for the short trip home to Corston , near Bath . |
| 6 | He was stretchered into an ambulance for the short trip from Bristol 's Frenchay Hospital to his home at Corston , near Bath . |
| 7 | The antenna also transmits to IRAS during the short interval the satellite is overhead . |
| 8 | After World War 1 motor lorries took away a great deal of the short distance carrying from the narrow canals . |
| 9 | How the various forms of nutritional colitis relate to ulcerative colitis ( UC ) is uncertain , but studies have suggested that metabolism of the short chain fatty acid butyrate is impaired in UC . |
| 10 | As a result of the short half-life of Tc-99m and its biliary excretion , meaningful faecal excretion studies using this isotope are not possible . |
| 11 | Quickly they moved out of sight , flattening themselves against the corridor walls to either side of the short passage . |
| 12 | For example , one study carried out in El Salvador concluded that children born after short intervals were of poor nutritional status owing to the effect of the short interval on breastfeeding . |
| 13 | Much of the pleasure of the short story lies in its very shortness . |
| 14 | And remember that change is the essence of the short story — by the end , something significant must have altered in character or plot . |
| 15 | A tai chi chuan practitioner goes through his routine beside the calm and serenity of a lake , practising the steps of the short form of the exercise . |
| 16 | Such notions have driven the RAF Chedburgh Aviation Group ( Memorial Trust ) to establish a lasting memorial to those who worked and fought from the base , perhaps best remembered for its association with the Short Sterling . |
| 17 | Depending on the piece of mud , you might have to take one club more with a long fairway shot , and give the shot a little extra force in the short game . |
| 18 | Also deduction of the Fund 's initial charge ( where applicable ) means that if an investor withdraws from his investment in the short term he may not get back the amount he originally invested . |
| 19 | ‘ The League will be asked if they will release money back to the club in the short term with the promise that it will be repaid from future transfer revenue . |
| 20 | But you 're going to get a wider latitude and difference of i of of strength of economy by bringing in the eastern bloc in the short term . |
| 21 | While small influences in the short term may add up to large influences in the longer term we must conclude that , within an election campaign , television could influence but not dictate the public agenda . |
| 22 | He had put on weight in the short time since going to Mrs Gracie 's ; he was plump . |
| 23 | So their performances in the short term will reflect that . |
| 24 | Substantial doubts had been raised by the difficultly of Coleman 's having committed the crime in the short space of time for which he had no alibi on the night of the murder , and by numerous statements gathered after the trial attesting that another resident of the small town of Grundy had boasted of having committed the crime . |
| 25 | On the other hand if it is perceived to be temporary , the effects on the supply of labour in the short run are likely to be substantial . |
| 26 | I mean , you can make losses in the short run , it 's rational to do so , alright , where , where a large proportion of your costs are , are fixed costs essentially . |
| 27 | Whatever the future of the ferry industry it seems clear that the Channel ports are bound to suffer sharp job losses in the short term . |
| 28 | If this argument is accepted , some job losses in the short term would be preferable to both companies remaining in an unviable position with the possibility of complete closure for both in the long run . |
| 29 | From cheap and cheerful to expensive and depressing The cheaper pound may seem good news for industry in the short term , but companies could find it more expensive in the long run |
| 30 | We flew with Corsican Gold to Bastia on the Mediterranean isle 's north-east coast before the short drive across country to the delightful harbour town of St Florent . |