for a short time; " she visited him briefly"; " was briefly associated with IBM"

In a brief manner.

" Yes, I'm beginning to," he returned briefly. – The Vision of Desire by Margaret Pedler

" A quarter's pay in advance," he said briefly. – Jan of the Windmill by Juliana Horatia Ewing

I told him the facts briefly. – The Window-Gazer by Isabel Ecclestone Mackay

She explained the course briefly. – Cap'n Warren's Wards by Joseph C. Lincoln

" It's true," he said briefly. – The Keeper of the Door by Ethel M. Dell

It now remains for me to notice very briefly one or two further questions as I draw to a close. – Men in the Making by Ambrose Shepherd

" Come and look at it again," said Tom briefly. – Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer by Jessie Graham Flower

Briefly he spoke to the young Venerian officer, and told him what he had learned about the ship. – The Black Star Passes by John W Campbell

" It is all over," said Louis, briefly. – Marcella by Mrs. Humphry Ward

" I don't know," said Grace briefly. – Grace Harlowe's First Year at Overton College by Jessie Graham Flower

Let me try and tell you briefly the story of some generations of college men who accomplished things that it will be worth while for us to consider to- day. – Education: How Old The New by James J. Walsh

" All right," he said briefly, " let's hear what's up." – Police!!! by Robert W. Chambers

Conran's head was bent down now, and his voice was thick, as he answered briefly, " Go on." – Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories by Ouida

Shaik Tsin enquired briefly: " It is accomplished, then?" – Red Masquerade by Louis Joseph Vance

I've bought him, she explained, briefly. – Rebecca Mary by Annie Hamilton Donnell

" That I will never go back," she answered, briefly, and looked away. – Under the Rose by Frederic Stewart Isham

" I guess they're candidates, fast enough," nodded Darrin, after briefly looking at the approaching group. – Dave Darrin's First Year at Annapolis by H. Irving Hancock

Briefly, he wondered what sort of psi- powers Jorak possessed. – Earthsmith by Milton Lesser

He had told them briefly how the dead man was found in the cart- load of snow. – The Mark Of Cain by Andrew Lang