Example sentences of "such a short [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | In these few words we may only point to the kaleidoscope of enthusiasm and activity by secondees that has been generated across the country in such a short space of time . |
| 2 | I also feel it was a great honour being a woman and having achieved it in such a short space of time as I have only been in hairdressing for around six years . |
| 3 | Its presence in everyday life became so large and so intense , and in such a short space of time — say 20 years from the Coronation in 1953 , acknowledged as the ‘ take-off date — that its influence is strictly incalculable , over other media and over most facets of life . |
| 4 | Intel Corp has been less than enthusiastic about the future of its i860 — getting the 80586 into battle readiness in such a short space of time has taken up much of the company 's research and development resources in any case . |
| 5 | It is only by reference to the contribution of ‘ environment ’ , both social and physical , to the spread of heroin use that conclusions might be drawn as to why heroin use reached ‘ epidemic ’ proportions in such a short space of time in the Wirral area . |
| 6 | Such was the improvement in turbo cars in such a short space of time that they were soon capable of producing anything up to 1300 b.h.p . |
| 7 | During lunch the Rentokil managers were heartened by the fact that in such a short space of time the seminar had paid for itself four times over by the amount of business gained . |
| 8 | She knew she was being ridiculous , but so much had happened back there in that elegant house , so many unexplained emotions had swung through her mind in such a short space of time , and she felt so wound up , so confused by it all . |
| 9 | That was an extraordinarily fine achievement in such a short space of time . |
| 10 | In such a short space of time , he had plunged from the pinnacle of success to the depths of defeat . |
| 11 | I did n't realize that they could be got ready in such a short space of time . |
| 12 | Edwin dead , Francis dead , and in such a short space of time . |
| 13 | ‘ It was rushed through , and because of the way it had to be constructed in getting the support of all 22 clubs , there was no way all the changes could be made in such a short space of time . |
| 14 | ‘ I think it 's remarkable what they have achieved in such a short space of time . |
| 15 | For me , it was as much a personal triumph for the coach , Ian McGeechan , as anybody else , because of what he has achieved with this side in such a short space of time . |
| 16 | Forces working to equalize profit rates could hardly have transmitted the effects of international competition to these insulated sectors in such a short space of time . |
| 17 | It is not often that two such good books are written within such a short space of each other . |
| 18 | Being situated within such a short distance of the coast ( about half a mile ) Tunstall suffers the threat of coastal erosion . |
| 19 | The picture she had just seen was engraved in her mind like a photograph , and even such a short glimpse of the two lovers had left her in no doubt about their identity . |
| 20 | The then Prime Minister also emphasized the political awakening to the environment in statements such as : ‘ it is possible that with all these enormous changes ( population , agricultural , use of fossil fuels ) concentrated into such a short period of time , we have unwittingly begun a massive experiment with the system of this planet itself ’ ( Thatcher 1988 ) . |
| 21 | Please convey my appreciation to Media Action on how they handled the campaign in such a short period of time . |