1.   Her first enthusiasm began to wane on the short ride back to Maran Hill.

2.   Bakker made few comments as he walked into the halfway house after a short ride from the airport.

3.   A kind-faced fiftyish gentleman with a slightly Slavic accent, Andreas fits a lot of opinions into the short ride from Caesars to the Paris.

4.   A short ride around the block tells him that the engine and transmission are OK, too.

5.   After a short ride, we arrived at Mariel.

6.   After finishing his round, Woods hopped into a golf cart for the short ride to the driving range.

7.   After a short ride up the ski lift, he attacked the hill, carving graceful turns on the bumpy slope.

8.   All are within walking distance or a short ride away.

9.   But they do like their cars, as evidenced when they gave me a short ride in one of their pickups with an elaborate hydraulic system.

10.   Carrying an Allen wrench, a chain tool and a spare inner tube can mean the difference between a short ride and a long walk.