| He was silent for a short while, trying to regain his composure and collect himself. |
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| Yesterday and today have been gorgeous, blue skies, small clouds and only mizzled this morning for a short while. |
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| He stayed in football, managing several clubs in the Western League, and was caretaker manager at Exeter for a short while. |
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| The show disappeared for a short while when no network wished to run what was at times, a racy and offensive series. |
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| Then we had a snowball fight, wrestled around on the ground, and carried on with play fights for a short while until we were all quite exhausted. |
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| Maybe there were times when we were in awe of them for a short while before realising we were in those games with a chance of winning. |
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| We stood for a short while on the platform to allow the motorman to change ends. |
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| We were told we had to wait for a short while, as they were expecting other couples, soon. |
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| This in turn instigated a slight blackout in our collective fashion senses, meaning that paisley will be back for a short while. |
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| His hands could only get a fallen feather which would only suffice him for a short while. |
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| Sam met with her friends for a short while before her science class started. |
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| I have set aside my book Illustrations for a short while in order to finish a few pieces of Scherenschnitte that have been gathering dust. |
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| Escape the hustle and bustle of this city for a short while and let the day draw to a close in a relaxed atmosphere. |
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| To ensure that the logs catch light quickly, open the air supply control fully or leave the door ajar for a short while. |
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| A good way of becoming familiar with how a healthy duck looks is to regularly study ducks for a short while. |
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| Besides his sport career, Goldfever was also at breeders' disposal for a short while. |
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| He was God before He was changed into flesh and blood-a human being like us-to live for a short while on this earth. |
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| Democracy is something we take for granted, although many of the nations represented here have only enjoyed it for a short while. |
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| While in the cab, she observed Alves in his car beside her, honking and yelling obscenities at the cab driver for a short while. |
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| Moderate alcohol consumption even has a drying-out effect, so that you actually lose body mass for a short while. |
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| A project such as EULEX could perhaps have been useful for a short while, in the first few months of 2008, in order to avoid any chaos. |
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| When you change from one mode to another, the name of the new mode is displayed on the bottom row of the display for a short while. |
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| He ended up living on the street for a short while, despite the best things I tried to do. |
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| Despite having spent 11 years as a pastor and having taught homiletics for a short while, I was not eager to begin a fresh sermon preparation so late on a Saturday afternoon. |
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| After Pesach he and his family went for a short while to Vilna. |
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| Last month it all came to a head, and for a short while it looked like curtains for racing in New York, America's most important state for the sport. |
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| Cut the power supply to the brake for a short while by taking the plug out of the socket and putting it back in. |
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| Straight after harvesting, the leaves are heated directly for a short while, then dried to reduce the moisture content as much as possible. |
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| If at any time you start to feel uncomfortable, breathless or tired during intercourse, stop and rest for a short while. |
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| Van Gogh lived in Amsterdam for a short while and there is a museum dedicated to his work. |
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| Once more Ibn Battuta returned to Tangier, but only stayed for a short while. |
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| It is probably not a route to great wine: the traditional way of making rosé involves allowing red grapeskins to macerate in the wine for a short while. |
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| A longing to keep something to himself, even if only for a short while. |
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| Completely exhausted by their work, Ruby and Lovebird decide to lie down and rest for a short while. |
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| Hull has merely borrowed the spotlight for a short while. |
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| Such actions are unlikely to occur any time soon, because I think that the United States can deal with the financing of our current account deficit from foreign sources, at least for a short while. |
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| At Telleria you can get off the train for a short while to inspect the old headquarters of the railway, the food stalls and the people, who are always ready for a conversation. |
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| When a change of sail is required, the automatic pilot takes over for a short while so the two men can combine their strength and manoeuvre more quickly. |
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| She was happy to escape the bustle, even for a short while. |
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| Mr. Del Mastro and Mr. Martin, please bear with us for a short while. |
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| Given that most people who do not die suddenly may need palliative care at least for a short while, it is not hard to imagine the effects this phenomenon may have on palliative care. |
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| For full dosing run the electric motor for a short while. |
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| The light stays on for a short while after the last press of a button. |
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| These two periods were between 1883 and 1887, when this portfolio was assigned to the Privy Council and, for a short while in 1930, when the portfolio was assigned to the Department of Immigration and Colonization. |
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| That settled the Merseysiders for a short while but it did not blunt the home side's spirit. |
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| The couple returned to England, staying for a short while back in Heptonstall and then finding a small flat in Primrose Hill, London. |
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| These efforts succeeded in defeating Bandala and replacing him with Policarpo Valenzuela, calming the situation in the state for a short while. |
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| For a short while I lived my life this way, I had no motivation to change it either. |
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| For a short while the plans strained the relations between the Vatican and the Italian government. |
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