Example sentences of "a few seconds [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sensed my curiosity about how much the twins were worth , and for a few seconds reticence and candour fought across his face , but then he shrugged . |
| 2 | That would take the smile off their faces all right and give them a few seconds relief . |
| 3 | For a few seconds Folly 's vivid imagination conjured up a fantasy in which the girl she had rescued had been named by a father desperate for a son … |
| 4 | Central Hotel , Gordon Street , Glasgow : The Central Hotel is located in the heart of the city , a few seconds walk from a main line station and within easy access of the M8 . |
| 5 | In a few seconds time he might be face to face with the man who had killed Daniel . |
| 6 | Some people do n't mind answering machines , I must say , I 'm beginning to get used to them now , I think the problem is that it sort of wrong-foots you , so you get an answering machine , and think ‘ Oh my God ’ , and you know that in about a few seconds time , when you hear that bleep , you 've got to give a concise message which will be intelligible to the person when they replay it , so instead of coming out with sort of babble , you 're forced into thinking what the essence of the message is that you want to leave . |
| 7 | So do we understand from that that in the event it made only a few seconds difference , if at all ? |