Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] a few seconds " in BNC.
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| 61 | To the buttery juices in the pan add the brandy and let it sizzle for a few seconds . |
| 62 | The fighting continued for a few seconds before they realised that it was no longer dark . |
| 63 | He waited for a few seconds , but the noise did not repeat itself . |
| 64 | ‘ I tell you what , ’ he said , after thinking for a few seconds , ‘ as you 're so keen on horses why not come up to the farm when you 've got some time to spare and help my young niece in the stables ? |
| 65 | The creature staggered for a few seconds and turned to scream . |
| 66 | Horowitz froze for a few seconds . |
| 67 | You will be able to see the lush green streamer weed swaying in the current , and if you look carefully , letting your eyes adjust to the movement of the current and weed , preferably with the use of polaroid spectacles , you may see one or more black shapes that suddenly emerge from under the green ribbon , hover for a few seconds in the open water and then just as suddenly disappear back into the weed . |
| 68 | ‘ Sweet God , ’ he said after a few seconds , then began buttoning his blue coat . |
| 69 | Now you 've worked through these 12 exercises , lightly jog for a few seconds and remember to jog where you can , whether it 's going for a bus or running up the stairs . |
| 70 | She barely noticed it at all as she stood for a few seconds in front of the mirror and pulled the comb through her hair . |
| 71 | Climbing out , stood for a few seconds to let his eyes adjust to the pale moonlight , then he stepped through the gap and began to pick his way carefully down the uneven terrain of the slope , towards the crashed car below . |
| 72 | John stood for a few seconds contemplating the receding lights of the tanker , he dropped the revs on the engine then settled himself . |
| 73 | The decapitated head spun like a ball in the air , lips still moving ; his trunk stood for a few seconds in its own fountain of hot red gore before crashing on to the blood-stained ice . |
| 74 | He led the horse into one of the stables and the shock after the bright light made Maggie blink for a few seconds . |
| 75 | He looked expectantly at Sarah , but she sat for a few seconds before speaking . |
| 76 | ‘ Both born in the Ukraine , you 'll notice , ’ Manville explained after a few seconds . |
| 77 | These pills work within a few seconds . ’ |