Example sentences of "[verb] only a few seconds " in BNC.
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| 1 | So do we understand from that that in the event it made only a few seconds difference , if at all ? |
| 2 | Strong tetanic stimulation , which evoked large NMDA receptor-mediated synaptic currents , produced Ca 2+ transients lasting only a few seconds . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It took only a few seconds to order six droids and a goods transporter to the 65th level cargo bay . |
| 8 | It took only a few seconds for Benny to rush on and spot her unknowing guides . |
| 9 | They were four-and-three-quarter inches long , and would fit onto most machines , but gave only a few seconds extra time . |
| 10 | This has given them a movie picture of the structural changes , built up from snapshots taken only a few seconds apart . |
| 11 | He had only a few seconds before the postman came into sight through the trees above the road . |
| 12 | The touch of cynicism struck a slightly sour note , but it lasted only a few seconds before the teasing tone was back . |
| 13 | It lasted only a few seconds , vivid enough to temporarily subdue any discord until their habitual attitudes towards each other slid into place again . |
| 14 | The change from flute to piccolo or vice versa occupies only a few seconds . |