1·Brigida had seen Deta walking up the footpath a short while ago and soon they guessed what had happened.
布丽吉特刚才看见迪蒂走在小路上，没多久他们就猜到发生了什么事。
2·Some students who are addicted to the virtual world can't bear being separated from mobile phones even for a short while.
有些沉迷于虚拟世界的学生无法忍受与手机分开，即使是短短一会儿也不行。
3·I stayed for a short while.
我待了短短一会儿。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
4·He was away for a short while and soon came back.
他出去不大工夫就回来了。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
5·Let me play for a short while.
让我玩一下吧。
6·In a short while he started directing films himself.
在很短的时间里，他开始自己导演电影。
7·I have answered your first question a short while ago.
杨宇军：关于第一个问题，刚才我已经回答过了。
8·However after only a short while this excuse stops working.
然而，经过一段短暂的时间后，这个借口就不管用了。
9·We expect no more such activity for a short while in this aspect.
我们预计短期内在这方面没有更多的活动。
10·However, after a short while they started to solve the task as well.
然而，过了一会，他们同样的开始解决这个任务。