Example sentences of "of [art] few seconds " in BNC.
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| 1 | The barman brought over their hot toddies and Roy was glad of the few seconds ' reprieve . |
| 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 | He had been scared then but it had been short-lived : terror lasting a matter of a few seconds , a minute at most . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He had accused , judged , and branded her all in the space of a few seconds . |