Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few seconds " in BNC.
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| 31 | Luke had tensed as she touched him , and after a few seconds he flung her hand off , the violence of the gesture silencing her abruptly . |
| 32 | After a few seconds ' thought I realised that she meant their President , that is the former General who was dictator with the continuing consent of their other commanders . |
| 33 | After a few seconds the Luggage got up and pattered across the floor after them . |
| 34 | It grew rapidly , and after a few seconds was the tiny bright shape of a man . |
| 35 | Too stunned to be furious , Maggie sat and after a few seconds of close and silent scrutiny Devlin Parnham sat too , facing her across a magnificent Persian rug , with the fire banked as high as if it were mid-winter . |
| 36 | After a few seconds , Pam straightened up , seated herself on the chair beside the bed and took his right hand gently in her own . |
| 37 | The transition from one to the other takes place after a few seconds of observation , is discontinous and can not be stopped at in an intermediate position . |
| 38 | The initial orientation can not be predicted , but reversal after a few seconds ' observation always takes place in the same way . |
| 39 | In the final phase of the experiment , the buzzer ( a conditioned stimulus ) sounded and the dog salivated after a few seconds without the presence of any meat powder ( conditioned response ) . |
| 40 | After a few seconds of manoeuvring , Geoffrey gave a small cry of triumph . |
| 41 | After a few seconds the panel in front of him rose up . |
| 42 | Gina started scanning the documents , then after a few seconds she gasped , |
| 43 | After a few seconds she focused on the crude childish characters , |
| 44 | She held him , stroked his back , laid her head , after a few seconds , on his chest . |
| 45 | It was followed by a silence so fraught with regret on Luce 's part that after a few seconds she had to admit the truth . |
| 46 | After a few seconds she glanced at her watch in disgust . |
| 47 | But , after a few seconds of delighting in the feel of her delicate skin on his , he pulled back , and never , as Fabia shyly looked into his dark eyes , had she seen such a joyous expression on a man . |
| 48 | so I mean , after a few seconds forget it |
| 49 | But holding the copper after a few seconds the heat all the heat 'd be transmitted through |
| 50 | After a few seconds silence a jingle cut in and a record was played before replacement DJ Brian Moore took over . |
| 51 | The barman brought over their hot toddies and Roy was glad of the few seconds ' reprieve . |
| 52 | As he took it their fingers met , invoking so vivid a memory of the few seconds she had spent in his arms that she jerked away , spilling coffee into the saucer . |
| 53 | He had been scared then but it had been short-lived : terror lasting a matter of a few seconds , a minute at most . |
| 54 | This had never happened to her before , and she was dumbfounded that , in the course of a few seconds , her life could change so much . |
| 55 | I still remember the dirty liquid in my school test tube suddenly turning a brilliant turquoise , then shocking pink and then back to grey all in the space of a few seconds . |
| 56 | Mr Osenat nevertheless put the paintings up for sale at their estimate , FFr2.5 million and sold them in the space of a few seconds to the town 's Mayor ( who is also , ironically , Chairman of the Board of the Hospital ) , who then donated them to the museum on behalf of the town . |
| 57 | He had accused , judged , and branded her all in the space of a few seconds . |
| 58 | The French Commandos have the heavy baseplate out of the ground and the mortar assembled and in action in what seems like a few seconds . |
| 59 | The loads on the structure are lower during the first half of the launch and it is not unusual to exceed the placard speed for a few seconds during the initial steepening of the climb . |
| 60 | If this happens he will change the angle of climb automatically as the glider starts to gain height , and he will continue to pull it higher for a few seconds even if a power failure has occurred . |