Example sentences of "only a [adj] seconds " in BNC.
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| 1 | A long time later , or perhaps only a few seconds , she thought she saw her father 's face white as paper , floating among the clouds , then it dissolved into the face of an elderly stranger bending over her . |
| 2 | Dana felt so sick , he went straight back to bed , but had been there only a few seconds before he leapt out with a scream of agony : an autumnal , sleepy wasp had been brought in by the chambermaid among the bedclothes which had been airing at the window and had stung my friend on the bottom ! |
| 3 | He pointed out the importance of having both long and short term memory — ‘ you do n't want to clutter up your brain with information that is irrelevant long term ’ , he said , giving as an example the way you would look at traffic approaching as you crossed a street — you need to recall the situation for only a few seconds . |
| 4 | Then he was up and levering the round boulder free , not listening to it crash down the mountain , doubting if the attackers would hear or see — and , if they did , whether they would be persuaded that it was his own body tumbling — but it was one extra little chance that cost him only a few seconds . |
| 5 | This has given them a movie picture of the structural changes , built up from snapshots taken only a few seconds apart . |
| 6 | Since the whole process took only a few seconds for each blank and the woman was working full-time it could not be denied that this woman knew , from her own sensory experience , a great deal about the making of magnets . |
| 7 | They were four-and-three-quarter inches long , and would fit onto most machines , but gave only a few seconds extra time . |
| 8 | The embrace lasts for only a few seconds as the eggs are expelled immediately and fertilised by the male . |
| 9 | It was only a few seconds before he hit a cul de sac and jumped out . |
| 10 | He said , ‘ Do have a look at the price of some of the things in here , there 's even a knitting machine ’ and there for all to see was an Erka Twinbed Knitting Machine with carrying case and stand for 45 guineas , the very thing Grace Worrell had been asking about in the letter I had been reading only a few seconds before . |
| 11 | It took him only a few seconds to find the page he wanted . |
| 12 | Harrison moved out on the starboard wing , had his good look — it took him only a few seconds — returned and took the wheel again . |
| 13 | As the launch and the bows of the sinking yacht were now almost level it took only a few seconds to transfer the six survivors — another had joined the group of five that Talbot had seen — aboard the launch . |
| 14 | Strong tetanic stimulation , which evoked large NMDA receptor-mediated synaptic currents , produced Ca 2+ transients lasting only a few seconds . |
| 15 | It took only a few seconds to order six droids and a goods transporter to the 65th level cargo bay . |
| 16 | Despite having been in the open for only a few seconds , they had been soaked . |
| 17 | It took only a few seconds for Benny to rush on and spot her unknowing guides . |
| 18 | He had only a few seconds before the postman came into sight through the trees above the road . |
| 19 | e ) Sudden changes of pressure in the ears when clearing them , either on ascent or descent , can produce in susceptible pilots a strong feeling of disorientation , usually lasting only a few seconds . |
| 20 | The last exchange of messages took place only a few seconds later when the tower asked the height of the aircraft ; on receiving the reply " 1,400 on the QNH " the tower controller observed : " I think you are to the south of the field " . |
| 21 | The change from flute to piccolo or vice versa occupies only a few seconds . |
| 22 | There is then a pause of perhaps only a few seconds , a semaphore drops , a gleaming red light changes to green , and the long goods train moves out on its journey . |
| 23 | She put her hands against her face , thinking , ‘ I shall stand this for only a few seconds more , then I shall leave . ’ |
| 24 | The touch of cynicism struck a slightly sour note , but it lasted only a few seconds before the teasing tone was back . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | It was only a few seconds later , just as she was finishing an easy row of plain knitting , that she heard the tinkle of Faye 's bell , a clamorous , urgent sound that cut across the dreamy mood of the October afternoon . |
| 27 | Wash the specimens gently in two changes of distilled water ( not tap water , which contains Fe and Ca ) for only a few seconds at a time — the stains are relatively soluble . |
| 28 | It lasted only a few seconds , vivid enough to temporarily subdue any discord until their habitual attitudes towards each other slid into place again . |
| 29 | Grant forced himself to hold the challenging stare of the glittering black eyes for what seemed an age , but what was in fact only a few seconds . |
| 30 | She had been talking to him only a few seconds before , but he was gone . |