Example sentences of "a few seconds of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even on a bad day he is worth watching , for a few seconds of his lightning , elegant attacks eclipses an evening of mauling aggression . |
| 2 | The rig change is done at the very end of the turn which will involve a few seconds of clew first sailing |
| 3 | Begin this pan with a few seconds of static shot ( remembering to allow for the backspace time ) and continue the shot for a few more seconds when you reach the end of the pan . |
| 4 | First impressions , and they are formed within a few seconds of listening to these headphones , are of an unveiled immediacy , very extended high-frequency response and seamless midrange . |
| 5 | It need only be a few seconds of me singin' or something but you 'd be gettin' straight to a certain type of literate , intelligent audience . |
| 6 | He normally managed this by allowing himself a few seconds of pure indulgence in sensation and then thinking of something neutral for a while and , if this did n't work , something really horrible . |
| 7 | It was certainly slow , but then computers somehow nowadays can take months to turn out a few seconds of screen time . |
| 8 | It took him no more than a few seconds of the exchange to decide which voice was Kemp 's . |
| 9 | After a few seconds of awkward introductions , Zohra excused herself with a promise to be down for cocoa at the usual time , then led Harry upstairs . |
| 10 | Too stunned to be furious , Maggie sat and after a few seconds of close and silent scrutiny Devlin Parnham sat too , facing her across a magnificent Persian rug , with the fire banked as high as if it were mid-winter . |
| 11 | He increased his speed until he was running flat out , buying a few seconds of precious time to allow him to find a good defence position . |
| 12 | The transition from one to the other takes place after a few seconds of observation , is discontinous and can not be stopped at in an intermediate position . |
| 13 | speed of execution — 100 years in the life of a watershed can be simulated in a few seconds of computer time , and |
| 14 | After a few seconds of manoeuvring , Geoffrey gave a small cry of triumph . |
| 15 | But , after a few seconds of delighting in the feel of her delicate skin on his , he pulled back , and never , as Fabia shyly looked into his dark eyes , had she seen such a joyous expression on a man . |