Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a second " in BNC.
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| 1 | The headmaster continued gawping dumbly for a second , then without a word he turned on his heel and led the way across the hall . |
| 2 | Now , as he looked round the kitchen , he suddenly frowned and winced , putting on , but only for a second , what Jack called his surly Eastern European sneer . |
| 3 | I was frightened , of course , but only for a second or two . |
| 4 | One of the workers touches her shoulder , it is only the slightest touch and only for a second . |
| 5 | but only for a second as he sets off |
| 6 | I went downstairs to the phone in my dressing-gown , pausing only for a second outside Toby 's door to listen for the typewriter , which was silent , and for another moment outside Mavis 's to leave her snuff-box . |
| 7 | He saw it only for a second . |
| 8 | He halted only for a second , enough to narrow his eyes and purse his lips into a look of utter disgust , as though a dog 's turd had grown legs and scurried on to his carpet . |
| 9 | But this was only for a second . |
| 10 | The two men below saw it , but only for a second , as the window was shut with a bang . |
| 11 | Resting only for a second |
| 12 | Listening to Alison she did , perhaps for a second only , see it as conceivable . |
| 13 | So for a second it seemed the most natural thing in the world when the ships airlock suddenly opened , and I stepped out of my cabin to see Sergia framed in the lock , with two male Ardakkeans behind her . |
| 14 | No , I shall not do so for a second , because it will prolong matters . |
| 15 | Canvassing on his behalf appears to have indicated , however , that many MPs would remain loyal to the Prime Minister in a first ballot , switching only in a second when , of course , there might be additional candidates . |
| 16 | It featured a Carolyn no less real than herself : her double , her living image , separated from her only by a second 's timing in a rainsoaked dash across Leap Lane . |
| 17 | Rory looked away for a second , towards the beach , where the long Atlantic rollers crashed against the broad expanse of gold . |
| 18 | He held her away for a second , eyeing her curiously . |
| 19 | Just for a second Umberto forgot his own hangover . |
| 20 | At first , just for a second , Meredith thought she had seen the placard and was going over to argue the point . |
| 21 | ‘ Just for a second though , right ? ’ |
| 22 | George watched the people rushing about their business and just for a second he wondered what he was doing here . |
| 23 | Just for a second , while part of her still jacked in , a sun imploded around her . |
| 24 | Just for a second , for one brief surprising second , the old man admitted to himself that it was he who had created this pitiful excuse for a man , and his conscience , that bothersome thing which he had buried long ago , rose to haunt him . |
| 25 | I saw a small round room just for a second . |
| 26 | It had taken until the long , open left-hander that leads down into Glen Kinglas before my erection had finally subsided , and that had been mostly naked fear ; Verity had lost it just for a second , the rear of the car nudging out towards the wrong side of the road as we whanged round the bend . |
| 27 | Just for a second she could have believed she was mistaken about him . |
| 28 | Just for a second it seemed to Polly that they met and lingered on hers . |
| 29 | Just for a second longer she stayed in Luke 's arms , her whole body trembling , before abruptly she moved away and walked over to the rail . |
| 30 | Just for a second her determination not to look at Luke wavered , and she felt her temper rise when she saw the amusement on his face . |