Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] a [adj] seconds " in BNC.
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| 31 | Bottlenose dolphins have a heart rate of 80–90 beats per minute just after ‘ blowing ’ , slowing within a few seconds to 33–45 beats per minute and remaining at that rate until the next blow . |
| 32 | If a man 's face could age in a few seconds , his did . |
| 33 | 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 . |
| 34 | They become quite unconscious of what they are doing for a few seconds , and yet insist that they want to carry on and learn to fly . |
| 35 | Blend for a few seconds to crush . |
| 36 | Add the margarine or butter and rub in with your hands or blend for a few seconds . |
| 37 | It was difficult to raise the vein as the filly staggered around , but she came to rest for a few seconds and I dug my thumb into the jugular furrow . |
| 38 | And there it teetered for a few seconds before finally toppling over and falling with a sharp tinkle on to the desk-top . |
| 39 | Melissa watched for a few seconds as he worked , apparently impervious to the heat , then turned back to where the others were waiting . |
| 40 | The results suggested that the half-life of these complexes was short , in the range of a few minutes for P A2b and of 10–20 seconds for P A3 , since the DNA-strand opening was undetectable at both promoters after a 10 minutes challenge and , in the case of P A3 , considerably reduced after a 15 seconds challenge ( Figure 4 ) . |
| 41 | The French Commandos have the heavy baseplate out of the ground and the mortar assembled and in action in what seems like a few seconds . |
| 42 | speed of execution — 100 years in the life of a watershed can be simulated in a few seconds of computer time , and |
| 43 | I meditated for a few seconds , concentrating on my breathing , immediately aware of how shallow it was . |
| 44 | He shaded his eyes and blinked for a few seconds until he had adjusted to the change . |
| 45 | He strummed for a few seconds then broke into a sweet-sounding madrigal known to both my master and myself . |
| 46 | As he lay for a few seconds recovering from his efforts , Grant ran his eye along the expanse of the steeply sloping roof . |
| 47 | Lindsey lay for a few seconds , battling with a sense of disorientation , one arm flung over her face as she tried to remember where she was . |
| 48 | Finding she could n't push the pram up the slope , she thought for a few seconds and then tried to pull it up . |
| 49 | Major Tzann thought for a few seconds . |
| 50 | Aggie thought for a few seconds , ‘ You could come and stay with me . ’ |
| 51 | John thought for a few seconds , |
| 52 | He hesitated for a few seconds , then gave a curt nod . |
| 53 | He hesitated for a few seconds . |
| 54 | Janine hesitated for a few seconds before she slipped into them . |
| 55 | The old woman ducked quickly back into her soft cave , to linger for a few seconds by the animal . |
| 56 | But when the edge had dulled it was no problem and on the harder wood a burn mark could be left in a few seconds if very little pressure was applied with the cutter just spinning on the surface . |
| 57 | So I went back to alight indicator , pulled down only a few inches , which was enough to allow the bream to suck the bait to their lips , and then I paused for a few seconds while I watched the line from the rod-tip tightening in the water . |
| 58 | He paused for a few seconds before proceeding . |
| 59 | Sister Marcus paused for a few seconds . |
| 60 | Harris paused for a few seconds while he negotiated the cabriolet over some deep ruts in the high road . |