Example sentences of "a few seconds [art] [noun sg] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a few seconds the sepoy tried discreetly to shoo her away , hoping to be able to continue unobserved his stealthy creeping through the jungle . |
| 2 | After a few seconds the voice began again , stronger now and more resolute . |
| 3 | The man whirled round and for a few seconds the landlord saw his face . |
| 4 | After a few seconds the Luggage got up and pattered across the floor after them . |
| 5 | In a few seconds the fuse caught , and after about ten seconds the mass of flame blew up and out , throwing something black and smoking twenty metres or more into the late-afternoon air and scattering pieces all over the Grounds . |