Example sentences of "[prep] a short [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , they are likely to consult their doctor after a shorter delay if their SAD is a recurrent problem ; this is a suggestion that could be tested statistically . |
| 2 | Such a clock will wake an individual when a certain stage of the sleep/wake cycle is reached ; if he goes to bed late then that stage will be reached after a shorter period of sleep than usual . |
| 3 | In other cases a relative or foster carer may apply for custody after a shorter period and you will be informed of this action and be able to contest it in court if you wish . |
| 4 | He eventually stopped the car and tried to escape , but was caught by police after a short chase . |
| 5 | A family I knew were devastated when the thirty-five-year-old mother died after a short illness . |
| 6 | After a short illness in 1909 she died . |
| 7 | JIM ( J.G. ) CROWTHER , founding father of the craft of science journalism , died last week after a short illness . |
| 8 | George Boothroyd , a former professional cricketer in the Huddersfield and Bradford Leagues , died in Huddersfield on March 29 , aged 73 , after a short illness . |
| 9 | VETERAN comedian Cardew ‘ The Cad ’ Robinson died in hospital yesterday after a short illness . |
| 10 | Here he died , after a short illness , perhaps , as his nephew 's biography says , of a liver disorder , but more probably of gaol-fever , debility and the shock of re-arrest , coming on top of the disappointment of all his worldly hopes . |
| 11 | He died at his family 's Wiltshire home after a short illness . |
| 12 | LEN DARLING , one of only five survivors among the Australians who withstood the deadly Bodyline attack of 1932–33 , dies in Adelaide in June , after a short illness . |
| 13 | The diagnosis was complicated as four days earlier a 14 year old boy from the same school had collapsed and died after a short illness of severe diarrhoea , which proved to be due to a fatal Salmonella enteritidis infection . |
| 14 | She died 16 January 1918 in Sidmouth , after a short illness . |
| 15 | This confinement apparently affected his health and , after a short illness , he died suddenly at the museum 28 May 1917 . |
| 16 | Glen died of dysentery , after a short illness , in Tehran 12 January 1849 , and was buried there in the Armenian cemetery . |
| 17 | He died in Feltham , Middlesex , 21 August 1869 after a short illness . |
| 18 | On 4th December , Hugh Anderson died after a short illness . |
| 19 | chairman of the London Tourist Board , died after a short illness . |
| 20 | Alexander tried to steady Muscovites by visiting the city in September 1855 , but his visit was offset by the effect on public opinion of the Westernizers ' laments for Granovskii , who died after a short illness on 4 October . |
| 21 | A PILLAR of a church community , renowned for his friendship and kindness , has died after a short illness . |
| 22 | NANCY Hamlyn Rae McArthur , widow of Lord Hoy of Leith , died at the Western General Hospital , Edinburgh , yesterday after a short illness . |
| 23 | After a short run , the lady driver turned down a narrow lane , and then into the driveway leading to a large ranch-type bungalow . |
| 24 | After a short run , it will stop to turn and examine the potential foe from a safe distance . |
| 25 | Do n't forget to fit a servicing valve just before the ballvalve and gatevalves to all the cold water feeds : these are connected after a short run of pipe except for the feed to the hot water cylinder , where the gatevalve is usually fitted in the airing cupboard near to the cylinder . |
| 26 | Following instructions they left at Clemenceau station , emerging after a short climb of steps in the bustle and noise of the Champs Elysées . |
| 27 | Its best feature is Creag Meagaidh , 3700 feet , with a nature reserve on its lower slopes ; unfortunately , this giant is out of sight from the road but is seen well after a short climb on a path from Aberarder Farm , worth doing for a view of the craggy east face of the mountain . |
| 28 | After a short respite in the lee of Lundy ( one of Phil 's minor ambitions ) we fought our way in towards Clovelly against the rising sea and wind . |
| 29 | After a short delay time ( 10 -8 s ) the excited atom or molecule returns to its former energy state and may emit radiation in the form of light , alpha- , beta- or gamma-rays . |
| 30 | When a leaf is exposed to light and absorbs energy it has been observed that after a short delay ( on the millisecond scale ) up to 3% of the absorbed energy is re-emitted . |