Example sentences of "[adv] a short [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally she turned and disappeared down a short flight of stairs . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | This was to be a tip-and-run raid , penetrating only a short distance into the country . |
| 6 | They made only a short distance in the remainder of that day , for Miss Fergusson demanded frequent rests . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | John Pain : ‘ He landed safely in the drink between Filfla and the main island only a short distance from the cliff . |
| 14 | The Grand Sanctuary was a vast building and stood only a short distance from the palace of Westminster . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | For instance , if an employer moves to premises only a short distance from the old ones , the contract may not be breached . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Rita May ( Mrs Archer ) , whose husband died very suddenly , has been grappling with all the problems of being now on her own after forty years of happy marriage , the last 20 of which were spent at Failand near Bristol , only a short distance from the former family home of Somerville 's Margery Fry . |
| 22 | Railfreight , however , said the Department of Transport was unlikely to regard Bedale as sufficiently sensitive , being only a short distance from the A1 . |
| 23 | One of devices recovered after the second tip-off had been hidden only a short distance from Shell offices at Hill of Rubislaw , sealed off after the morning bomb scare . |
| 24 | It 's only a short stop to the sand and pebble beach where watersports are also available . |
| 25 | Tired legs , sore feet and shortage of time should not deter an inspection of the unusual sight at the rear of the now unoccupied farmhouse here : in the backyard , only a short way from the buildings , is the impressive entrance to Bruntscar Cave which penetrates half a mile under the hillside . |
| 26 | It is only a short way from this position to punishment of artists whose views are seen as heretical , a tendency which led in medieval times to burnings at the stake and , more recently , to the horrors of the Maoist ‘ cultural revolution ’ . |
| 27 | From the southern edge of this inland sea , it is only a short haul over the mountains to Los Angeles . |
| 28 | It 's only a short stroll to the beach and seven minutes from the ‘ Street of Much Music ’ with its bars and restaurants and Heaven , the disco . |
| 29 | You 'll find the ‘ Waikiki ’ at that point where Palma Nova bends into Magalluf , in an area called Torrenova , so it 's ideally placed for the exhaustive nightlife of both resorts and the superb beach is only a short stroll down the hill from the apartments . |
| 30 | Set in pleasant surroundings overlooking parkland , yet only a short stroll from the centre of Coventry and the city 's tourist attractions and shopping . |