Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [prep] a short period " in BNC.
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| 1 | When it reported in April 1982 , the Club had other difficulties to deal with as the Secretary , Bob Hodson , the Professional , Ian Evans , and the Steward all resigned within a short period . |
| 2 | Like the other Alternanthera species , this only survives for a short period under water . |
| 3 | That will not happen immediately or alternatively it will only happen for a short period of time . |
| 4 | Any actuarial calculation must therefore be discounted to allow for the chance that he may only live for a shorter period . |
| 5 | And this would surely happen within a short period . |
| 6 | We then move into a short period of dramatic play ( or " busy time " as it is sometimes called ) in which each of the groups go about their business , which they greatly enjoy — until frustrations begin to creep in . |
| 7 | The following year , in March and April the child was admitted to hospital for an assessment and he was then returned to the open unit from where he again absconded for a short period . |