But after an all-too-brief interval he gently put me aside.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mummy Case]

Some of the (all-too-brief) shots of the Last Supper were nice.    From Wordnik.com.  [trinityboy Diary Entry] Reference

TV's Nathan Fillion is the highlight of the all-too-brief campaign.    From Wordnik.com.  [Halo 3 ODST] Reference

See pictures from Carfagna's all-too-brief stint as a minister below.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mara Carfagna, Berlusconi Minister And Former Model, Resigns From Government] Reference

Yes the all-too-brief segment I referred to was about The Last Poets.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rap] Reference

I loved all-too-brief dynamic between Damien and the alien archbishop.    From Wordnik.com.  [REVIEW: Galileo's Children edited by Gardner Dozois] Reference

His all-too-brief performances outshine everything else about the show.    From Wordnik.com.  [Terence Stamp Turns 68] Reference

I loved the all-too-brief dynamic between Damien and the alien archbishop.    From Wordnik.com.  [REVIEW: The Good New Stuff edited by Gardner Dozois] Reference

A time of love, festivities, and all-too-brief breaks from the work grind.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jessica Massa: How to Explain Your Love Life (Techno-Romance Included!) to Your Family Over the Holidays] Reference

RotR fave John Barth gets an all-too-brief writeup from the Baltimore Sun.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lazyass Roundup : Edward Champion’s Reluctant Habits] Reference

Just as he did during his brilliant but all-too-brief career on the PGA Tour.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - NBC's Miller keeps firing away] Reference

The Festival had been an all-too-brief diversion from her grief, he suspected.    From Wordnik.com.  [Exile's Valor]

And that was when the "lady" wrestlers arrived for their all-too-brief matches.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lanny Davis: Life With My 10-Year-Old Son] Reference

Once upon an all-too-brief time, I was a foster parent for the Toronto Humane Society.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fostering] Reference

It was great getting the chance to talk to Dan about his all-too-brief run on Aquaman.    From Wordnik.com.  [Aquaman Shrine Interview with Dan Jurgens - 2009] Reference

Minister, on this all-too-brief visit to Denmark, along with members of your government.    From Wordnik.com.  [Speech By Mandela At Lunchoen Hosted By The Prime Minister Denmark] Reference

Unable to part, and avoiding the inevitable, we spent an all-too-brief holiday in Hawaii.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chocolate for a Lover’s Heart] Reference

If you're a fan of Gaiman's Sandman, you'll enjoy this all-too-brief return to that world.    From Wordnik.com.  [The WritingYA Weblog: Return to Dream Country] Reference

Alex receives an all-too-brief message from a horror writer he's never met asking for his help.    From Wordnik.com.  [Book Review: The Devil's Eye] Reference

In listless and dejected mood the House of Commons reassembled after its all-too-brief recess.    From Wordnik.com.  [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, June 13, 1917] Reference

Her all-too-brief career included releases on Brunswick, Decca, King, Savoy, and Scepter Records.    From Wordnik.com.  [Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume Seventy-Two] Reference

Those of us who shared this all-too-brief earthly journey with him, we'll be grateful for all that.    From Wordnik.com.  [Remarks By The President At Memorial Service For Bob Squier] Reference

Both in the movie itself and in the all-too-brief interview in the DVD extras, Yanin oozes likability.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kung Fu Night! Double Feature: The Swordsman II and Chocolate] Reference

Best of all, the video showcased an all-too-brief cameo by the original Ms. Spears, fresh breath and all.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hulu.com: Glee Pays Tribute to Britney Spears] Reference

Hillary and I enjoyed very much our all-too-brief tour of this magnificent tribute to your unique culture.    From Wordnik.com.  [President And Pm Chretien In Exchange Of Toasts] Reference

There's also a great but all-too-brief level where you get to play the gunner on a Lockheed AC-130 gunship.    From Wordnik.com.  [Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare] Reference

But each one experienced an emotional connection to the all-too-brief moments of babyhood captured on camera.    From Wordnik.com.  [Documentary 'Babies' touches hearts, makes mothers' day] Reference

Thanks again to all the folks who sent me recommendations and directions for my all-too-brief time in Tokyo.    From Wordnik.com.  [August 2007] Reference

Last March families and friends gathered to celebrate the all-too-brief union of Hitomi Yoshida and Kenichi Ando.    From Wordnik.com.  [I Take Thee, For Weekends Only] Reference

For this and the next two Comic Fridays, we're going to finish our examination of the all-too-brief run by writer J.M.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference

She's making this one all-too-brief moment of comfort, a parentheses in a terrible time, last as long as she possibly can.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 30, 2004] Reference

But for an all-too-brief moment in Blacksburg, he was part of something far more personal and human: the loss of life at home.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Day Politics Stopped] Reference

This all-too-brief tale will have readers hunting down Hallaway's Garnet Lacey series while they wait for Ana's next adventure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Day in the Life of an Idiot] Reference

Their successful but all-too-brief reign, the delights of Heidelberg, so much promise — it all disappeared like inundated land.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Stream and The Torrent (1st prologue)] Reference

Laced with swagger and vulnerability, the ensemble unleashed five recordings during their all-too-brief union, which ended in '09.    From Wordnik.com.  [Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume 145] Reference

The first letter to hit my desk brought with it an all-too-brief refluorescence of a friendship and led to the deaths of four people.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Moor]

After what seemed both an eternity and all-too-brief an instant, Emily disentangled herself from Richard and stood back, grinning at him.    From Wordnik.com.  [The first sentence I wrote yesterday...] Reference