Example sentences of "a [adj] seconds [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Within a few seconds they had all vanished into tiny , black holes . |
| 4 | After a few seconds it cut out completely . |
| 5 | For a few seconds it was like a country church and Soapy remembered other , happier days . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | For a few seconds you snatch a glimpse of them , doing nothing much : nagging the kids , chatting with friends , carrying shopping home . |
| 8 | For a few seconds he stared at me , still grinning and blinking . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Within a few seconds he was dead . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | For a few seconds he did n't speak , and just watched us . |
| 13 | Then for a few seconds he said nothing . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | For a few seconds I was left shell shocked but I was quickly brought to my senses after seeing the broken rig . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | After a few seconds she drew it down again and strained her ears . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | For just a few seconds she stood petrified ; then , taking a deep , shuddering breath , she ran down the entry and into Lyra Street . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | For a few seconds she found her eyes trapped in that unnervingly steady gaze . |
| 23 | For a few seconds she knew a stab of fear , and then she looked into his eyes and the fear disappeared . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | For a few seconds she thought her outburst had fallen on deaf ears , then Rune said softly , ‘ Yes , of course , you 're right . |
| 26 | Just for a few seconds she 'd fallen for the powerful aphrodisiac of music , her senses sharpened by aquavit and the potent charisma of a man who would stop at nothing to achieve his desired ends ! |
| 27 | In a few seconds she felt better and raised her head , her eyes enormous in her pale face . |
| 28 | She felt his arms tighten around her in a comforting hug and just for a few seconds she allowed herself the luxury of sinking against him , feeling the strength and the warmth of his body next to her skin . |
| 29 | Gina started scanning the documents , then after a few seconds she gasped , |
| 30 | After a few seconds she focused on the crude childish characters , |