Example sentences of "a short [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The traditional approach to library orientation is the so-called guided tour , in which students are given a short tour of the library , during their first weeks as university students . |
| 2 | Lindford are planning a short tour of Kent in May . |
| 3 | Handshake and greeting ( possibly following a short tour of the work place ) |
| 4 | It is for the HVS–E1 climber that the crag has most to offer though , and a short tour along the edge taking in the following climbs will not disappoint . |
| 5 | The Plan B mentioned last year was for the All Blacks to make only a fleeting visit to Australia , thus opening the way for the South Africans to make a short tour to Australia and then for the All Blacks to go to South Africa . |
| 6 | The Kiwis will follow with a similar itinerary between November and December , while England are expected to make a short tour in January 1993 , hopefully for two Tests and a couple of One-day Internationals , on their way to India . |
| 7 | They 'd get a short sentence for shoplifting , clean themselves up , get out and then be in again within six months — young women . |
| 8 | It is desirable that the committal order be served as a matter of urgency although in a case which merited a sentence of six months ' imprisonment — and the contrary was not argued on M. 's behalf — there is much less urgency than in the case of a short sentence of imprisonment . |
| 9 | The manager of the restaurant , a short Italian with sad eyes and a pinched face , emerged from the kitchen and chatted briefly with Plummer about the improvement of business . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ Triply so , when we are about to undertake a short swim in the sea of souls ! |
| 12 | It is usual to write a short title to each memo in order that the reader can see what it is about at a glance |
| 13 | From the southern edge of this inland sea , it is only a short haul over the mountains to Los Angeles . |
| 14 | It is divided into three teaching terms each ten weeks long , with a short vacation of three weeks at Christmas and another of four weeks at Easter . |
| 15 | His five to one shot Lupescoo lost by a short head to Semonda . |
| 16 | MICHAEL Tebbutt picked up a four-day ban for excessive use of the whip when beaten a short head on Briggsmaid by Vain Prince at Newcastle . |
| 17 | He won the Harold Clarke Leopardstown Chase in 1991 beating Mweenish by a length and the year before , was one of Ireland 's top novices when he won the Arkle Chase at Leopardstown in between two other victories which included one in the Punchestown Festival Handicap Chase where he beat The Committee by a short head with Feroda third . |
| 18 | Joey Kelly has become something of a racing machine for he was only beaten a short head at Enniskillen last Saturday , then won at Dromore on Wednesday before being turned out again yesterday . |
| 19 | Leading apprentice jockey Jason Weaver was yesterday banned for 15 days for excessive use of the whip on Finjan when the horse was beaten a short head in the Ian Herd Claiming Stakes at Redcar on June 1 . |
| 20 | There was the ubiquitous Triptych , now a four-year-old : she had won only one race in the 1986 season but had been placed in the Coronation Cup ( beaten a short head by Saint Estephe ) , the Coral-Eclipse Stakes , the King George , the Matchmaker International at York ( beaten threequarters of a length by Shardari ) and the Phoenix Champion Stakes ( third to Park Express ) . |
| 21 | French-trained The Fellow , beaten a short head by Cool Ground in the Gold Cup , is also a likely runner on Saturday unless the ground becomes too soft . |
| 22 | Having run sixth to Desert Orchid in the Irish National the month following the Cheltenham race and then been beaten a short head by On The Other Hand at the big Punchestown festival in April that year , The Committee ran into a major training setback and never saw another racecourse for two and a half years . |
| 23 | Steve Cauthen rode another English challenger in Fingal 's Cave , a short head behind Madam Gay at Ascot . |
| 24 | The mound of weed is bored through to produce a short tunnel into which the name entices females to come and lay her eggs . |
| 25 | Large double-glazed doors offered a vista of lawn and , beyond , a narrow shingle beach with a short jetty to which a small sailing boat was tied . |
| 26 | The first is a long share and a purchased put which produces results similar to those of a purchased call and the second is a short share with a written put which gives the profit profile of a written call ( Fig. 7.8 ) . |
| 27 | The colourful procession walked down the steep hill , through the streets of the new estates , stopping at a couple of places for a short selection of hymns , to the King George V Playing Fields in Uppermill . |
| 28 | A short selection of some of these complementary groups is given in table 8.5 , where a polymer containing groups or composed of units from column 1 will tend to form miscible blends with polymers containing groups or composed of units from column 2 . |
| 29 | They travelled by a short stairway from the morning room , up into a narrow corridor carved with horses ' heads . |
| 30 | ‘ Not a curse , more a local proverb about the necessity of keeping a short rope on your mule , your goat and your spouse . ’ |