Example sentences of "[prep] [det] a short time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The likelihood is that after such a short time in Vienna , he will stay on there , if with reduced involvement . |
| 2 | How was it possible he could know her so well after such a short time ? |
| 3 | Given its success after only eighteen months , and the current plans to extend the Thameslink network , it now seems hard to believe that passengers have enjoyed the ability to cross London by regular electric BR services for such a short time . |
| 4 | Everything he did smelt quality , even though he was on for such a short time . ’ |
| 5 | And after that she seemed happy the rest of the way , saying how lovely it had been to see them even for such a short time and how she 'd come down again when she could , but it was such a long way and the trains were so crowded with soldiers and she had had to take two whole days off from the ambulance station . |
| 6 | But he declared that he would be unable to recognize Roksanda , after having seen her for such a short time , and that only by the light of his master 's ring . |
| 7 | Eva would have had difficulty holding the reins , even for such a short time , without wanting to give them a short , sharp jerk occasionally . |
| 8 | They told me not to bother doing the premises up since it was only for such a short time . |
| 9 | As we argued throughout the proceedings of the European parliamentary elections bill , the Conservatives are entirely responsible for the fact that this process of drawing up the new European boundaries had to be compressed into such a short time . |
| 10 | Secondly , why should Margaret suddenly marry the Earl of Angus and then , within such a short time , desert him ; indeed , even hate him ? |
| 11 | My 18-year-old son has transformed it , miraculously in such a short time , into a garden which is the envy of neighbours . |
| 12 | I could never believe how much such a beautiful , tiny dog could alter the lives of so many people in such a short time . |
| 13 | But what was totally unfamiliar was the athleticism and poised stage presence she had achieved in such a short time . |
| 14 | He could n't have gone far in such a short time . |
| 15 | All of which may appear to be fairly straightforward , but to connect four musicians in such a short time with a combined objective and musical compatibility is no mean feat . |
| 16 | It must be wondered whether Eubank is jaded through having so many fights at a high level in such a short time . |
| 17 | It was a startling achievement in such a short time . |
| 18 | It would only be a matter of time before it was discovered but it was the best she could do in such a short time . |
| 19 | What they could find room to laugh at , however , was the way in which respectable England could ignore the realities of slum life for so many years , while showering the Empire with the benefits of Christianity and imperial wars , and then get itself into a respectable lather in such a short time about a few broken heads among rough lads . |
| 20 | She had achieved all that , in such a short time . |
| 21 | Again , I was very disappointed that it was all over in such a short time . |
| 22 | ‘ How can she have deteriorated so seriously in such a short time , when she only came here for a check-up ? ’ |
| 23 | She had almost lost interest in the man but felt obsessed with the woman who had made such an impression in such a short time . |
| 24 | I had to put on a brave face and try to show him that I was not worried , but when he appeared I was shocked at how much he had changed even in such a short time . |
| 25 | In such a short time , she had become obsessed with the idea of Resenence Jeopardy . |
| 26 | Suddenly , two people — Mr. Gorbachev and President de Klerk — have , in such a short time , transformed the attitudes of those countries . |
| 27 | Richard Edwards , Sales Director , congratulated all concerned — ‘ I do not know of any other Textile company that could have produced and woven a non-stock item in such a short time . ’ |
| 28 | What other company could pull itself round as radically as this in such a short time ? |
| 29 | I have difficulty from time to time in persuading some of my colleagues to believe that a boy not yet 21 could amass so much experience in such a short time ; he had completed two tours and looked like completing a third . |
| 30 | ‘ You would n't believe how the paperwork mounts up in such a short time . ’ |