Example sentences of "short of [noun] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Cecil now suggests that Tenby may have been short of oxygen because his tongue was over his bit . |
| 2 | On that occasion he had been treated with a degree of courtesy not far short of deference and he had subconsciously expected the same of his interview with Chief Inspector Golding . |
| 3 | He considered that the water supplies were ‘ very good ’ — a term that must be regarded as relative only , since the summit was in fact often short of water and there were , in several years , closures , reductions of tolls and tonnage limits imposed on the Watford to Foxton section , all on account of insufficient water to keep the two flights properly fed . |
| 4 | He 's short of games but he gives us something different . ’ |
| 5 | This is still a month or two short of publication but I have managed to get hold of a set of proofs which I am sending you under separate cover . |
| 6 | Two yachts have a six berth for those who are short of cash , short of luggage and who do n't mind a crush . |
| 7 | I wondered if Lili and Robert were short of money since his government had impoverished Lili 's father . |
| 8 | Those preferring to have them collected , or to take or send them individually , were mostly older people , and people in lower socio-economic groups , and people who — when they were talking about being so short of money that they would have to arrange a loan — thought in terms of a relatively small amount of money . |
| 9 | How could they be short of money when everybody 's always paying in money ? |
| 10 | ‘ My father was n't exactly short of money when he set up the trust . ’ |
| 11 | I 'm working and if I am sometimes worried , at least I am not as short of money as I was before . |
| 12 | The decision to go north found the duke short of money and he wrote to Sir John Say for a loan of £100 to tide him over . |
| 13 | The decision to go north found the duke short of money and he wrote to Sir John Say for a loan of £100 to tide him over . |
| 14 | Nearly 40 years ago these two were trading bullets over the river Potong-Gang , and sometimes it is not far short of hostilities when they trade shots on the pitch . |
| 15 | It just might be a bit short of ink when we do . |
| 16 | It is just short of midnight although it feels more like four in the morning . |
| 17 | Well they ran short of tiles or they ha they would n't be bothered cutting . |
| 18 | I have also seen written applications for the CID ridiculed by those inside , and listened to the expressions of disbelief that these naïve applicants were ‘ so short of shillings that they did n't realise that admission was by invitation only ’ . |
| 19 | Peru 's hospitals and clinics , short of medicines and everything else , managed to defend the people against the worst ravages of the disease . |
| 20 | However , the Australian economy is still weak ; museums are very short of funds and there are few buyers for works over A$ 50,000 . |
| 21 | National insurance was , as Lloyd George recognized , a most convenient device for a government short of revenue since it drew finance from workers and employers without the politically unpopular necessity to increase income tax . |
| 22 | She was so short of breath that it was an effort to speak . |
| 23 | Turnbull had to retire with a shoulder knock in the second half but he was so drained and short of breath that he could not finish his sentence . |
| 24 | Their joints were swollen with rheumatism , their eyes were dimmed with years , to a man they were short of breath and their hands trembled ; one old gentleman believed himself to be again taking part in the French wars , another that he was encamped before Sebastopol . |
| 25 | It often leaves her wheezing , very short of breath and it can be so dangerous that she needs drugs to control it and treatment in hospital . |
| 26 | To his dismay his weight problem was causing him to become increasingly short of breath and he would soon have to restrict his carnal pleasures . |
| 27 | If they were short of ware or something they 'd maybe put on sulphur or ammonia and super phosphate and potash and then they started then with slag . |
| 28 | Most undershoot accidents occur because the pilot has not recognised that the glider is critically short of height until it is desperately low . |
| 29 | ‘ I realise the club is short of cash but it 's a great chance for me to gain an insight into management , ’ said Anderson . |
| 30 | After a few drinks he will reluctantly sell it to you as he 's a bit short of cash and you 're so obviously interested … |