Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] for a short time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fiery blast killed everyone on deck instantly , with the single exception of the captain , who lived on for a short time before becoming unconscious and falling overboard . |
| 2 | She did that for half an hour and he only came round for a short time . |
| 3 | I 'm going abroad for a short time … ’ |
| 4 | One pauper was locked up for a short time and when let out he was very quiet and all of them have been so since . ’ |
| 5 | And in fact in the early stages I got one man working for me and er I went back into teaching again for a short time to help out at a school where the the the teacher was ill , and I was teaching in the morning and then doing two-man jobs in the afternoon , and he was doing one man jobs in the morning . |
| 6 | It is at the larva stage of their development when boring and feeding of the grubs takes place that the damage is caused because the adult beetles do not eat and they live only for a short time . |
| 7 | ‘ Because I 'm working here for a short time . |