Example sentences of "short but [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Capital and corporal punishment , to which majorities in the House of Commons had consistently been opposed , long remained at or near to the top of the short but touchy list of policy issues separating Conservative Ministers from their party followers . |
| 2 | Piers Paul Read begins with a short but comprehensive overview of the Soviet nuclear energy programme since the Second World War . |
| 3 | ALAN Temple , a new England international , laid on a short but tremendous display at the North East divisional ABA finals at Gatehead Leisure Centre last night . |
| 4 | The short but colourful history of Omar 's single and accompanying album is testament to the power of today 's young , hip , musical taste-makers . |
| 5 | You can also splash out on extra nitro-injectors , giving a short but effective blast of speed . |
| 6 | Cairngorms A short but serious walk to the summit of Meall a'Bhuachaille |
| 7 | These are worth exploring on a short but pleasant walk from the village . |
| 8 | Soon after starting work on a study of child minding commissioned by the Social Science Research Council ( SSRC ) , Jackson wrote a short but influential article for New Society , part of which is reproduced as reading 2.3 . |
| 9 | No short but complete definition of turbulence seems to be possible . |
| 10 | A short but commanding figure with bristling sideboards , an underslung slouch and a heavily ridged face , Emerson is not the sort of Brazilian most people expect to meet . |
| 11 | Dr. Kumar , the 35-year-old research scientist , who is single and lives in Marton , has been campaigning on his short but busy record as an MP . |
| 12 | There is a short but significant list of Aegean settlements which fulfil the requirements . |
| 13 | My only reason for including this story is to record the short but pithy comment of Canada 's leading humorist who , when we had paused to take in the scene , turned to me and said , ‘ I do n't think it 's a bit funny ! ’ |
| 14 | As fine a piece of gritstone jamming as any , this fist-width fissure gives a short but sweet pitch of HV4S 5a , coming complete with the type of finish which will stump the out and out thug . |
| 15 | Their farms produce some excellent things — first-class olive oil , plenty of good fruit and vegetables , a short but growing list of wines a Frenchman might be persuaded to drink — but Greece has not yet found a way of selling them abroad on a large scale . |
| 16 | In the aftermath of the short but horrible war in the Persian Gulf , we discussed the issue of censorship and the manipulation of information . |
| 17 | Our start was delayed for twelve hours by a typical short but fierce blow from the south west which fell away during the night . |