Example sentences of "[verb] a few seconds [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | WHY , in the age of the microchip , does it take a few seconds to phone Australia but four full working days for a cheque to clear ? |
| 2 | Lindsey made her way to the office , taking a few seconds to run a comb through her hair before the door opened and the Hammonds came hesitantly into the room . |
| 3 | Out from behind a petrol pump appeared a figure that was female , though it took a few seconds to realise it . |
| 4 | What she saw brought her upright , but , still foggy with sleep , she took a few seconds to interpret what she saw . |
| 5 | The only certainty was that she had a few seconds to act . |