Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [art] [adj] seconds " in BNC.
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| 31 | As they leave the fair ( moving towards the camera , which pulls back with them ) , their joyful cries become unheard and they move in slow motion like creatures under water for a few seconds . |
| 32 | To do this , dip the moulds in warm water for a few seconds , ease the mousse away from the sides of the moulds and carefully tip out , then garnish as before . |
| 33 | Inserting the cut end of a stem into boiling water for a few seconds ( protecting the flower ) often prevents wilting eg with roses . |
| 34 | It comes to the surface for a few seconds several times each day , and two short exposures to light separated by 12 hours are enough to initiate its reproductive cycle . |
| 35 | ‘ Hmm , ’ he murmured , but she was glad to see he had lost none of his pleasantness of expression when , considering her request for a few seconds , he divulged , ‘ After almost two years without a holiday or much free time , I last week completed what I believe to be one of my best achievements . ’ |
| 36 | That way it might be easier to match relative velocities for a few seconds . |
| 37 | The two eyed each other for a few seconds . |
| 38 | Frozen in shock for a few seconds , she recovered her wits sufficiently to let out an outraged scream , and to catapult into a kneeling position , grabbing the bedspread to cover herself . |
| 39 | Susceptibility to high ‘ g ’ is greatly affected by the duration of the loading , and whereas most people can cope with 3 to 4 g for a few seconds , a sustained loading of that amount may cause loss of vision . |
| 40 | Hit the rinkside at top speed ( or get barged into it ) and your man is left reeling in agony for a few seconds . |
| 41 | He absorbed the little gray figures in a few seconds and his face bulged . |
| 42 | Conversely , a large-scale and long-period phenomenon such as the movement of tectonic plates can lead to local stress accumulation and to its release by an earthquake in a few seconds and with highly local effects . |
| 43 | Cooke 's anger came when Australian referee Brian Kinsey awarded the All Blacks a match-winning penalty against Dean Richards in the dying seconds of a gruelling encounter , and he said : ‘ The tackled-ball situation is being refereed very badly over here . ’ |
| 44 | It left quite an impression , because it needed the brilliant virtuosity that Repin already had at that time , and it needed powerful playing from the orchestra , not just loud but with a lot of richness for the fast passages — you know how to judge a great orchestra when you hear let's say thousands of notes in a few seconds , and there 's still a special timbre . |
| 45 | He survived a hard blow to the jaw in the dying seconds to win 20-10 . |
| 46 | The course was designed to increase the times from the 100 seconds or so we usually get at Peterborough with one section working upstream on the jet . |
| 47 | And it came as no surprise when Saints ' strong-running second row Chris Joynt touched down for their fourth and final try in the dying seconds . |
| 48 | Ipswich were neat and tidy but did not trouble Arsenal 's goalkeeper David Seaman until the closing seconds of the half when Steve Palmer 's shot from 20 yards following a corner flashed just wide . |
| 49 | And Linighan 's teammates , astonished by his courage in heading home the winner in the dying seconds of extra-time while suffering two serious injuries , reckoned it was a just reward for the defender who has battled so long to rid himself of the ‘ million pound misfit ’ tag . |
| 50 | Child reading profiles , detailing work done , books read , skills learned , spellings known and test scores , would be printed by the computer in a few seconds . |
| 51 | One moment of astonishing creativity in the dying seconds on Saturday transported him to the centre of Arsenal 's universe . |
| 52 | But Kirkwood , who was a particularly dejected figure after Monday 's decisive 1-0 defeat by Canada , injected some pride back into Irish ranks in the dying seconds when he flicked home the winner . |
| 53 | It is not unknown for barbel to pull a rod into the water with a speed and viciousness that has to be seen to be believed , even when the angler has only glanced away from his rod for a few seconds . |
| 54 | There was a hush for a few seconds then a roar from the French civilians , men , women and children , ‘ Encore , encore , encore , Tommy . ’ |
| 55 | The pain had made her lose her breath for a few seconds . |
| 56 | The source also transmits a VHF signal for every 8 seconds of arc it passes through . |
| 57 | When a tape is put in the VCR , it automatically switches to record a test signal for a few seconds , then rewinds , replays and tweaks the recording parameters to optimize picture quality . |
| 58 | He scored quite a few goals , I remember one in particular against Arsenal in some cup game in the dying seconds of extra time ( there was still long enough for Arsenal to equalise though ) . |
| 59 | However Bremen 's New Zealand striker Wynton Rufer secured victory in the dying seconds . |
| 60 | He continued to hold her by the arms for a few seconds longer , studying her face . |