| brief statement | 37.33 | He made a brief statement, then he tried to leave. | ||
| brief visit | 29.23 | It was a brief visit. | ||
| brief period | 19.35 | Each time he was freed after brief periods of restraint. | ||
| brief appearance | 17.12 | Its brief appearance seemed significant. | ||
| brief moment | 13.82 | A brief moment of fame. | ||
| brief meeting | 12.90 | It was a very brief meeting. | ||
| brief stint | 9.94 | Larsen had a brief stint back in Seattle. | ||
| brief ceremony | 9.81 | Then came a brief ceremony, in a swirling rain. | ||
| brief interview | 9.81 | A brief interview. | ||
| brief time | 9.74 | Was it too brief a time? | ||
| brief stop | 7.97 | They made a brief stop in Mount Olive. | ||
| brief hearing | 7.18 | Neither attended the brief hearing. | ||
| brief speech | 7.18 | A few brief speeches were given. | ||
| brief career | 6.52 | Prize fighters have brief careers. | ||
| brief nudity | 6.45 | SEX Some brief nudity. | ||
| brief report | 6.45 | The brief report gave no other details. | ||
| brief stopover | 6.25 | Arafat was in Cairo for a brief stopover on his way to Gaza. | ||
| brief exchange | 6.06 | And that very brief exchange is the heart of the case. | ||
| brief illness | 5.92 | She died after a brief illness. | ||
| brief respite | 5.66 | It was but a brief respite. |