Example sentences of "[adj] for [art] [adj] seconds " in BNC.
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| 1 | 2 Heat the oil in a small frying pan and fry the turmeric for a few seconds . |
| 2 | He remained like that for a few seconds longer , while they tied his wrists to a pair of iron rings bolted into the wall , and then they let him go and left him dangling there — half in , half out of the river . |
| 3 | He seemed to consider that for a few seconds and then replied , ‘ Maria Luisa needed me around . ’ |
| 4 | They stayed like that for a few seconds , both breathing hard , their mouths almost touching . |
| 5 | He held her like this for a few seconds and then , suddenly , the oddly predatory look left his face and his hands dropped to his sides . |
| 6 | He sometimes wondered if it was not Blanche 's ability to daydream like this for a few seconds a day , the power to see beauty in apparent ugliness , that was the key to her resilience . |
| 7 | We stared at one another for a few seconds . |
| 8 | The horizon was a dark terracotta colour , the top of the dying sun just visible for a few seconds before it dropped out of sight and the sky doused the remaining light like a heavy black blanket . |
| 9 | The sound of the gun silenced the Chinese for a few seconds , then a lone woman 's voice began wailing again and the Shermans saw a thin ragged body forced up against the underside of the grille . |
| 10 | 10 October , 1903 RAYMOND ASQUITH writes to Lady Manners from Aberdeenshire : ‘ We had a storm yesterday and went out to watch the waves : I ventured too far out onto a rock and was knocked flat on my face against a granite floor by one of the biggest rollers ever seen on this coast : I never felt such a blow ; luckily I fell in a crevice and was n't washed away ; but I was stunned for a few seconds , and when I got up my face and knee were streaming with blood . |
| 11 | If this happens he will change the angle of climb automatically as the glider starts to gain height , and he will continue to pull it higher for a few seconds even if a power failure has occurred . |
| 12 | Dull with pain and shock , they were unfocused for a few seconds . |
| 13 | The two men , Executioner and challenger , stood motionless for a few seconds , each weighing up the opponent he would now face in a fight to the death . |
| 14 | She lay there in the faint moonlit darkness , her face wet from crying , her pulse-rate frantic , completely disorientated for a few seconds . |
| 15 | The crowded church was silent for a few seconds at these words no citizen of Decin had ever heard before . |
| 16 | Margaret was silent for a few seconds . |
| 17 | This makes the hollow stem go rubbery for a few seconds , but then it just stiffens up straight as it cools . |