no time at all
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In no time at all, the backlash became so intense that Firstman walked back his comments, and the show’s creator and writer, Jacob Tierney — who is gay — said Firstman sent him and the cast apology messages.
From Salon
While the myriad of expectations — both self-inflicted and managerially mandated — are still the ghost of a Monday yet to come, here are ten culture comforts to make note of and have at the ready when the post-holiday blues threaten to get you down, or for a day spent procrastinating putting all the knick-knacks back in their place, where they’ll be waiting for you to take back out in what will feel like no time at all.
From Salon
Faessler took no time at all to have an impact, bundling over after less than three minutes to make it 5-0 to the visitors and stunning the crowd at a chilly Stade de France, where the temperature dropped to 1C.
From Barron's
Rather, the kind headmistress had assured her that in no time at all she would outgrow the uniform altogether, at which point she could simply wrap it up and return it by post, so that one of the “little” girls could wear it.
From Literature
Apparently, Miss Mortimer’s attention was now wholly fixed on her current students, and she had no time at all to think of Penelope—why, she had not even replied to the last letter Penelope had sent, even though Penelope had marked it Urgent: Alarming News Contained Within, underlined twice.
From Literature
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