To his alarm he found that the brief flight had utterly exhausted him.

John subsided without further protest and sat silently for the rest of the brief flight.

After a brief flight, five of the seven planes were down, leaving only the leader and one other.

He was certain that a brief flight wouldn't have effect.

He could allow himself a brief flight of fancy.

In only a few minutes, the warmth his body generated during that brief flight faded.

Obviously their acquaintance had blossomed during the brief flight down.

During his brief flight he hides in her barn; she feeds him, they talk and eventually make love.

But beyond brief flights of fancy, it's very unusual in this particular genre.

It took her a while, for the huge bird had covered a lot of distance during the brief flight.