But it was enough time to dash the dreams of four young migrants.
The author of more than sixty novels, he has also found time to dash off numerous works of literary criticism.
Near the end of the afternoon, there would be time to dash to the Norton Simon, not far away, and sprint through.
Ward gave chase, but a pause to remove his glasses afforded Whitlam time to dash into his office, and Ward's fist connected only with the closed office door.
When I watched tournaments from home, the respites between odd-numbered games provided enough time to dash to the restroom and retrieve a snack from the refrigerator.
At sixty-three, he is already the author of some eighty novels, and has also found the time to dash off works of literary criticism on the likes of Alejandra Pizarnik and Edward Lear.
Then the winds died down a bit and the rain slowed slightly, giving the guests and bridal party time to dash to their cars before heading to Occasions, a New Hope caterer, for the reception.
Weakened by a heart disorder yet energetically cranking out monthly installments of her novel "Wives and Daughters," Elizabeth Gaskell found time to dash off a witty note to her publisher.
Dr. Zain al-Abedin Shaheen, 29, had had time to run down the street from his clinic to help the wounded; Muhammad Baroud, 12, had had time to dash out of his house.
This, however, ended at 2.30 and Darren - the last of the signers - autographed his last book at one minute to 4pm, giving me time to dash back to the authors' yurt to meet up with (the wonderfully interesting and articulate) Jenny Downham to prepare for her event: the first she'd done for her second novel You Against Me.
In recent years, when it has come time to dash off an instant response to the latest Michelin stars for Great Britain and Ireland, I have been moved to mount a pre-emptive attack on the predictability of the naysayers, who clutter the comments section below with vitriol: why do we care about the Michelin guide?
