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Meanings of brief time in English

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Usage of brief time in English
1
She would be all right for the brief time he'd be gone.
Heart of stone
2
Tad struggled desperately and in a brief time succeeded in freeing himself.
The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks; Or, The Secret of Ruby Mounta...
3
And for a brief time, she had been certain she had succeeded.
Darkness revealed
4
In brief time, Hetherington was arrested by an officer of the law.
The Vigilance Committee of 1856
5
I can take you back to my office for a brief time.
The cold room
6
Within a brief time we shall have thirty such ships in space.
Wandl the Invader
7
D'Arnot and Monsieur Flaubert spoke together in whispers for a brief time.
The Return of Tarzan
8
It would only prolong it and that but for a brief time.
The Last Ship
9
Poor Grandfather can maintain an ectoplasmic state for only a brief time.
Immortality Inc.
10
But a brief time only was he prostrate there with his terror.
As It Was in the Beginning
11
We see her immediate post-skating life, a brief time as a boxer.
BBC
12
After a brief time we took leave with full and stately formality.
Stray Pearls: Memoirs of Margaret De Ribaumont, Viscountess of B...
13
It seemed days, but, of course, it was only a brief time.
Buffalo Roost / A Story of a Young Men's Christian Association B...
14
This afforded him much gratification, but again only for a brief time.
How Women Love (Soul Analysis)
15
Temporarily, they have been successful, but surely only for a brief time.
The Soul of Democracy / The Philosophy of the World War in Relat...
16
And now, fair Leoline, for a brief time, adieu, and au revoir!
The Midnight Queen
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Brief time through the time
Brief time across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common