Example sentences of "a few second [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | A few seconds ago , he mentioned inward investment and a Japanese company . |
| 3 | And a few seconds ago an urgent message had come through from GCHQ at Cheltenham . |
| 4 | Then , even as it dawned on her that the flowers had probably been placed there by lovers , so , as she looked up again into the dark eyes of the tall Czechoslovakian , she all at once knew why it was that her breath had caught a few seconds ago . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | For a few seconds even Morse was lost a little ; but then he grinned acknowledgement : ‘ You 're a cultured sod . ’ |
| 7 | Unless the wind is very strong , if it is obvious that you can reach the field , it is useful to open full airbrake for a few seconds immediately after the final turn to check that you can undershoot . |
| 8 | All the assassin had to do was take the piece of thread as I did , pull it very slowly , which hardly makes a sound , and murder is only a few seconds away . |
| 9 | Normally you will want to use full side-slip for a few seconds rather than a small amount of slip for a much longer time . |
| 10 | Breath in concentrate again keep the ball in the Forest half and edge a few seconds closer to victory . |
| 11 | A few seconds later , as the glider gains speed , the full aileron suddenly takes effect . |
| 12 | A few seconds later as the aircraft gains more speed , it will need more forward movement to prevent it from unsticking with the tail-wheel or skid touching the ground , and climbing away too steeply . |
| 13 | Hopefully , a few seconds later you will have recognised the situation , taken heed of your training and moved forwards on the stick . |
| 14 | A few seconds later the glider is unstalled and can be brought level and back to normal flight with the normal use of the controls . |
| 15 | A few seconds later there was a loud explosion in a hedgerow just off the road , a short distance away . |
| 16 | A few seconds later her face had gone , as the cloud changed shape then disappeared . |
| 17 | Now and again one zooms over about tree-top height but soon disappears , followed a few seconds later by Allied fighters . |
| 18 | About fifty or sixty yards away on the right-band side of the road a mortar bomb burst in the hedgerow , followed a few seconds later by four German soldiers carrying automatic weapons jumping from the hedgerow and scampering along the road . |
| 19 | A few seconds later the pipes are assembled and I enter the town playing Highland Laddie , not at the front of the column , but bringing up the rear . |
| 20 | A bemused Southall found himself cautioned for time-wasting and a few seconds later had to pick the ball out of the net . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | There was no answer , only silence again , followed a few seconds later by the crashing sound . |
| 23 | A few seconds later it was followed by a sneeze . |
| 24 | A few seconds later Susan came bursting in as she had been upstairs when she 'd heard Maggie 's voice . |
| 25 | The portiere , an over-weight , ill-tempered man of sixty , shouted into the courtyard and a few seconds later his grandson Aldo arrived . |
| 26 | A few seconds later I was despising myself for having been in any doubt . |
| 27 | As I watched , one of the engines cut out and a few seconds later I heard and saw the explosion , two or three streets away . |
| 28 | He hurried through the open doorway into the house and a few seconds later reappeared carrying a rifle which he passed from one hand to the other as |
| 29 | She rang the bell , and a few seconds later the bent , withered figure of Jamie Shepherd appeared . |
| 30 | The jeep-driver went into the farmhouse and emerged a few seconds later with the burly man . |