Example sentences of "[adv] [art] short [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a truism that the executive search consultant hired has a stronger influence on the person eventually put on the short list of candidates than the client . |
| 2 | Take-off time arrived and the oil temperatures were still somewhat below the criteria , but I opened the throttles and very shortly the tail was up and I was heading down the short runway into a brisk headwind , pointing straight for the little pub outside the camp that had become a second home for us . |
| 3 | Continue down the short valley of Mosedale to the road , which you follow eastwards until it crosses the River Duddon ( 1.75 ) . |
| 4 | We walked on until we reached an unlit stretch of the Corniche , then climbed over a low wall and down the short slope to the river 's edge where we were out of sight of the sentries . |
| 5 | Thorfinn , looking down the short length of the table to his wife 's cousin opposite , said , ‘ I heard about your wife . |
| 6 | He had been on board the Santa Maria some two hours or more working out with the Argentine naval lieutenant and the tug 's engineers just what was required to get the tow safely down the short cut into the Beagle Channel and thence to Ushuaia . |
| 7 | As Sister and Nurse Robins are swigging coffee with that drag Jones , I took him down the short cut through Eyes and shoved him into 15 . |
| 8 | Scott wandered down the short set of steps to Carol 's door , noticing that there was a pint of milk on the step . |
| 9 | Three of these subclones ( R342A4-B14 , R342A4-B15 , and R342A4-C3 ) were found to contain only the short arm of chromosome 10 , as shown by chromosome painting ( Figure 4a , b ) of normal human metaphase spreads with DNA fragments derived from the hybrids by Alu-PCR ( 19 ) . |
| 10 | Consistent with this is the presence of ZNF25 in somatic cell hybrids R342A4-B14 and JF1-23B13 , which contain only the short arm of human chromosome 10 ( data not shown ) . |
| 11 | Finally she turned and disappeared down a short flight of stairs . |
| 12 | His hand beneath her elbow , Michele directed her down a short flight of steps to a central sunken garden where Neptune , brandishing a trident , guarded a splashing fountain . |
| 13 | This time Leonora was allowed only a short session with Emma before Penry returned , damp about the head , but clean again in navy guernsey and tracksuit trousers , his bare feet in ancient espadrilles . |
| 14 | It was only a short distance off the Pan-Americana , all grey mud dust , the outer walls towering so thick , so solid , that , after the better part of a millennium , they were still standing eight or nine metres high , only the ramparts showing the erosion of time . |
| 15 | This was to be a tip-and-run raid , penetrating only a short distance into the country . |
| 16 | They made only a short distance in the remainder of that day , for Miss Fergusson demanded frequent rests . |
| 17 | As we live only a short distance from the Thames , we have to keep a net over the pond , as two years ago we lost 18 fish to a heron . |
| 18 | They had been given special permission to land there , only a short distance from the state fairgrounds at Del Mar , where the 13th final will be held this weekend . |
| 19 | Chaucer 's pilgrims travelled only a short distance from London to Canterbury , but to embark on a pilgrimage was one of the ways in which an ordinary citizen of the Middle Ages could travel abroad . |
| 20 | You can trace the history of Christianity in England from Canterbury Cathedral to its predecessor , St Augustine 's Abbey , only a short distance from the elegant confines of the cathedral . |
| 21 | Burns and Mary Campbell must have meandered around the estate in their courtship and the monument to their final parting is only a short distance from the battlefield and burial mound . |
| 22 | The remains of the Abbey are only a short distance from Canterbury Cathedral and include parts of an Anglo-Saxon church and a medieval monastery . |
| 23 | John Pain : ‘ He landed safely in the drink between Filfla and the main island only a short distance from the cliff . |
| 24 | The Grand Sanctuary was a vast building and stood only a short distance from the palace of Westminster . |
| 25 | Eventually it was agreed between Elizabeth Woodville and Anne 's mother that Anne would remain in London , at least for the time being — but that for safety 's sake , and lest her true identity be recognized , she should be sent secretly to the Abbey of the Minoresses which stood only a short distance from the Tower . |
| 26 | For instance , if an employer moves to premises only a short distance from the old ones , the contract may not be breached . |
| 27 | If you feel like a gentle lakeside stroll Grasmere Lake is to hand , or for the more energetic , Helvellyn , the most climbed peak in England , rises Up only a short distance from the village . |
| 28 | Each unit , once landed , had therefore to make its own decisions undirected by the higher command , with the result that one company , though separated by only a short distance from the next , could be unaware of what their comrades were attempting . |
| 29 | WE are only a short distance from the many interesting attractions of both Brighton and Hove and are easy to find , being close to the main road arterials and stations of the two towns . |
| 30 | This is a small town of 7,000 people through which the motorist passes on the way to Baden , itself only a short distance from Brugg on a direct road to the east . |