Example sentences of "[art] few second [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | She was stitching the holes Rosie had managed to rip in the seat of his pants in the few seconds they were in her possession . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | For a typical car , the carpet will only be about 2 cm thick , and will be quite short-lived but in the few seconds it lasts before collapsing it will transfer most of its heat to the road . |
4 | Even when Guy left her for the few seconds it took him to remove his own clothes , his murmured words of love and praise still warmed and reassured her . |
5 | For a few second I was n't sure which side had won . |
6 | ‘ You 're safe now — only another step or two ! ’ they heard Chuck call out , and within a few seconds they were both thankfully flinging their arms round the firm , strongly rooted trunks of the saplings on the ridge . |
7 | For a few seconds they encouraged the dogs to sniff and lick the blood — to reaffirm their hunting instinct — then , shouting and waving their arms , they sent them scurrying back to the shadows to wait for bones and other bits of debris . |
8 | Within a few seconds they had all vanished into tiny , black holes . |
9 | After a few seconds it cut out completely . |
10 | For a few seconds it was like a country church and Soapy remembered other , happier days . |
11 | Basically when you see ‘ Capcom ’ appear on your screen at the start , press Down , R , Up , L , Y , B and after a few seconds you 'll both be able to choose the same character . |
12 | For a few seconds you snatch a glimpse of them , doing nothing much : nagging the kids , chatting with friends , carrying shopping home . |
13 | For a few seconds he stared at me , still grinning and blinking . |
14 | For a few seconds he was too shocked to speak and Rebecque assumed that the silence merely expressed Sharpe 's horror at being ordered to a ball , but then the Rifleman exploded with his news . |
15 | Within a few seconds he was dead . |
16 | After a few seconds he looked like a Dark Age warlord in mid campaign , in mid mop-up , on mired mountaintop , taking a glazed breather before moving on to the women and children . |
17 | For a few seconds he did n't speak , and just watched us . |
18 | Then for a few seconds he said nothing . |
19 | He was so astonished that for a few seconds he stood where he was and when he did turn round he could see the top of the wall , the delicate pattern of wire mesh against the sky , and hear running footsteps . |
20 | 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 . |
21 | For a few seconds I was left shell shocked but I was quickly brought to my senses after seeing the broken rig . |
22 | Bellybutton was McIllvanney 's foreman , and for a few seconds I dared hope that he had come to help us , but instead he told me that one of the bareboat thirty-three-footers was in trouble . |
23 | After a few seconds she drew it down again and strained her ears . |
24 | For a few seconds she felt the bony weight of her grandmother on top of her and smelt the sickly powder she used ; then Nana struggled upright , her breath rasping painfully in her throat , and pulled a thick length of bamboo from its hiding place behind her dressing table . |
25 | For just a few seconds she stood petrified ; then , taking a deep , shuddering breath , she ran down the entry and into Lyra Street . |
26 | Grainne blinked and shook her head , because just for a few seconds she had seen with dreadful clarity the Dark Ireland , the Evil Realm , the world of malevolence and malignancy . |
27 | For a few seconds she found her eyes trapped in that unnervingly steady gaze . |
28 | For a few seconds she knew a stab of fear , and then she looked into his eyes and the fear disappeared . |
29 | For a few seconds she was transfixed by the speed of his action and the total unexpectedness of his assault plus a shocked awareness that she was more mentally revolted by his action than she was physically . |
30 | For a few seconds she thought her outburst had fallen on deaf ears , then Rune said softly , ‘ Yes , of course , you 're right . |