Example sentences of "[noun] [art] few seconds " in BNC.

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1 The fourth member of the farmhouse group was led blinking out of his bedroom a few seconds later , a thin , scrawny young man with lank hair .
2 It took his eyes a few seconds to get accustomed to the gloom then he darted inside and ducked down behind a rusty skip close to the door .
3 After looking out into the daylight , it took my eyes a few seconds to adjust .
4 It took Marie a few seconds to realize who Gary was : nobody , not even the teachers at school , called Gazzer by his real name .
5 There 's a lot of misunderstanding about I S O Nine Thousand and I think that Norman 's er analogy a few seconds ago is really , really rather good .
6 If the launch seems slow , check the speed every few seconds .
7 Off Ian pedalled , to arrive at the pub a few seconds before Sally , but having been companions in adversity throughout the whole way , neither was going to claim outright victory , so agreed to declare a draw .
8 I 'm watching a silent T.V. The flickering light from the screen changes the mood of the dark room every few seconds , but I 'm impervious to mood .
9 He pointed back down the road to where his travelling companion was still approaching , having adopted a method of riding that involved falling out of the saddle every few seconds .
10 A knife-point poked into his back every few seconds , so he knew that the mestizo was close behind him .
11 He saw the ball a few seconds earlier than other batsmen . ’
12 He crossed to his drinks cabinet and poured himself another large measure of whisky , glancing at the phone every few seconds as if willing it to ring .
13 ‘ You know , do n't you ? ’ sobbed Sarella a few seconds later .
14 Some witnesses heard an engine begin coughing and spluttering and some heard an engine increase from low power to a higher power setting before they and other witnesses heard an impact a few seconds later .
15 Beginners are often surprised at the length of time it takes a learner to learn something : they tend to think that they need to say something once only for the whole class to have it ready for use a few seconds later .
16 The Vice-Admiral lived at the back , and he opened his front door a few seconds after Pooley rang the bell .
17 Breath in concentrate again keep the ball in the Forest half and edge a few seconds closer to victory .
18 It took D'Arcy a few seconds to connect the familiar face in the unfamiliar surroundings .
19 It 's like bits of a film — I have only fragments , each image a few seconds long .
20 It looked as though Spurs had regained their self-respect a few seconds later when the England striker appeared to net a Samways cross , but in fact Tranmere 's full-back Higgins had put the ball past his goalkeeper .
21 The same kind of inertia had held him prisoner a few seconds before , but common sense made him brush his nonsensical thoughts aside .
22 As Lorenz wrote , ‘ one of them may be inclined to go on to mouth-pulling a few seconds before the other one .
23 If the decision is made to continue with a circuit , use a well-banked turn and monitor the airspeed every few seconds .
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