Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [art] [adj] seconds " in BNC.
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| 1 | They stared at the dead sheep for a few seconds longer , then went back to the van . |
| 2 | ‘ You 'll notice that this ‘ fridge opens from right to left , so the door would conceal the identity of anyone entering the kitchen for a few seconds at least . |
| 3 | He fell headlong , his arms flailing , and struck the street hard enough to lose consciousness for a few seconds . |
| 4 | The loads on the structure are lower during the first half of the launch and it is not unusual to exceed the placard speed for a few seconds during the initial steepening of the climb . |
| 5 | The normal stopping method is to let the motor run at idling speed for a few seconds before depressing the ignition switch . |
| 6 | So it can only be human failure I E that she was driving and just sort of lost her concentration for a few seconds and that was fatal |
| 7 | Occasionally her face was illuminated by the navigation light for a few seconds . |
| 8 | Immerse the section , slab or plaquette in the reagent contained in a suitable dish or tray for a few seconds or until the yellow precipitate forms . |
| 9 | ‘ Never , in my life , ’ he murmured distractedly , leaving her mouth for a few seconds to hungrily kiss her cheekbone , her temple , to lightly nip the lobe of her ear , ‘ have I met a woman so obstinate , so pigheaded … ’ |
| 10 | YOU will probably have seen many films in which cases of dynamite catch fire and detonate to great cinematic effect within a few seconds . |
| 11 | But Swindon had a similar close shave in the last seconds of full time as Philliskirk hit the crossbar and the game went into extra time . |
| 12 | This had never happened to her before , and she was dumbfounded that , in the course of a few seconds , her life could change so much . |
| 13 | The Duke stared at Sharpe for a few seconds , then flinched at the blood which was caked on the Rifleman 's jacket . |
| 14 | ‘ But you 're right , Lewis , ’ added Morse slowly , as he sat back and stared at the ceiling for a few seconds . |
| 15 | Asked to sum up in a sentence the essence of his long career as a reporter , he considers the question for a few seconds , laughs , and says : ‘ I do n't think I could do better than quote my old friend the late Jimmy Robinson , who was the Daily Mail 's man in Belfast for many years . |
| 16 | Tapping a ruler across the palm of her hand , Sister Rosario stared at the child for a few seconds . |
| 17 | In addition to the permanent taps , the monitors have been able to tap a conversation on any telephone within a few seconds by means of the TKO device . |
| 18 | Van Den Hornet turned provider in the dying seconds when he set up Kerly who squeezed in the equaliser to send the 300-strong crowd home happy . |
| 19 | And when Steve McMahon was booked for a harsh foul on Town 's Steve Whitton in the dying seconds , player-manager Reid 's emotions took over . |
| 20 | Pete listened in the hallway for a few seconds , and then he knocked on her door . |
| 21 | Leaning forward , he placed both hands on his walking-cane and held the pose for a few seconds , then he raised one white-gloved hand to the monocle at his hight eye and stared out at the audience . |
| 22 | A few moments earlier , Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd dithered on the pavement for a few seconds , presumably wondering whether to brave the cameras but thought better of it and he , too , entered by No 12 . |
| 23 | Ruth stood in the doorway of the room for a few seconds , looking at her aunt who was drifting on the edge of sleep . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | They found that moving traps were indeed consuming energy — cells used up 29 per cent of their ATP in the three seconds of closure , Venus fly-traps clamp down on their prey as a result of irreversible cell expansion , which is itself caused by the activation of wall loosening enzymes by a lowered p H in the cell wall . |
| 26 | The yard was bright as day for a few seconds , then night crept back in around the flames . |
| 27 | I smile back and we hold eye contact for a few seconds . |
| 28 | Occasionally the sun would appear from behind a roof-top , and she would feel its warmth for a few seconds . |
| 29 | When I go , I hold my breath and completely immerse myself under the water , trying to keep as relaxed as possible , and I stay under the water for a few seconds . |
| 30 | 11 Dip the tin into hot water for a few seconds and turn on to a serving plate . |