Example sentences of "in the short time [pron] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 However , in the short time they flourished , they had an enormous impact , not so much on the towns they joined but on the countryside through which they passed .
2 Julia , who had come to understand a little of Allegra Wallington 's character in the short time they had spent together , was as anxious as David to prevent that happening .
3 One thing she 'd learned from Ace in the short time they 'd been together was to be quick on her feet .
4 I had hope to find a single sponsor , but this has not proved possible in the short time we 've had .
5 In the short time we have been presenting Craft and Design in Heriot 's we have already established a reputation for outstanding work and last Session one of our pupils won first prize in the Edinburgh and District Rotary Club Design Competition .
6 She was good fun to be with and easy to talk to , and in the short time he 'd known her she had shown a ready sense of humour .
7 In the short time he had been aboard , he had undressed .
8 In the short time it had taken to procure the services of the constabulary , the situation had steadily worsened at the Harwell inn .
9 In the short time she had been in the City , she had been propositioned by a well-dressed lush , witnessed a gangland execution and been pursued through a deserted subway station by a bulky killer .
10 It was almost a relief to discover that even in the short time she had been on board ship she was already beginning to acquire a golden tan .
11 ‘ I just wanted to say that , we would of course be very sorry to lose you , you 've been a tremendous asset to the Department , even in the short time you 've been here .
12 ‘ I am sure one of them attached this little blighter to your TV set in the short time you were showing me in .
13 ‘ How the hell , in the short time you 've been here , you 've earned the name Miss Frostbite beats me , ’ he deigned to answer one of her questions , albeit hostilely .
14 He 'd been full of hostility , she recalled , when he 'd said , ‘ How the hell , in the short time you 've been here , you 've earned the name Miss Frostbite beats me . ’
15 In the short time I talked with him , I saw that he had lost none of his character .
  Next page