Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [adj] seconds [coord] " in BNC.

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1 For the thirty seconds or so that the video lasted , John was alive , but I could n't hold on to it for any longer than that .
2 The ball is kicked or thrown to the highlighted player either after a few seconds or when the fire button is pressed with the joystick i neutral .
3 The boy fought wildly for a few seconds but then his right arm was bent back behind him until he called out in the most desperate agony he had ever known .
4 She struggled furiously for a few seconds but her former strength was lost to her .
5 another driver says he came off in a field saw stars for a few seconds but he 's alright …
6 As I stood watching him for a few seconds and looking at the damage to his farm buildings and the dead and wounded cattle around the orchard , I thought to myself .
7 The Brigadier glared at me for a few seconds and replied rather quietly .
8 He put down the pot , stared at the floor for a few seconds and then looked up glowering , pointed his finger at me in a way that was frightening because it was so sudden .
9 There was silence for a few seconds and then he said : ‘ And she 's your sister , is she ? ’
10 He watched her face as she scanned the street and the square ahead for a few seconds and then moved on .
11 Finding she could n't push the pram up the slope , she thought for a few seconds and then tried to pull it up .
12 11 Dip the tin into hot water for a few seconds and turn on to a serving plate .
13 ‘ I would roll over on my ankle and it would pop out for a few seconds and click back in again ’ .
14 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 .
15 Let the print drain for a few seconds and place it on your flash enlarger ( that 's why the bin liner ) and now run your flash test across the print .
16 A soaking bumblebee crawled over a thistle-bloom , vibrated its wings for a few seconds and then flew away down the field .
17 There was silence for a few seconds and then she heard Meredith 's voice : ‘ Not to worry .
18 Let the print drain for a few seconds and place it on your flash enlarger ( that 's why the bin liner ) and now run your flash test across the print Exposure times should exceed your previously established ‘ max.flash ’ .
19 The tape crackled for a few seconds and then hummed as he replaced the receiver .
20 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 .
21 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 .
22 FOOTSTEPS IN THE SAME ROOM , THEN THE RADIO IS TURNED UP VERY LOUD FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RIGHT DOWN
23 The creature staggered for a few seconds and turned to scream .
24 He seemed to consider that for a few seconds and then replied , ‘ Maria Luisa needed me around . ’
25 So it can only be human failure I E that she was driving and just sort of lost her concentration for a few seconds and that was fatal
26 Immerse the section , slab or plaquette in the reagent contained in a suitable dish or tray for a few seconds or until the yellow precipitate forms .
27 The scan times were reduced to three and five seconds and one competitor embodied 288 detectors compared with the 20 seconds and 30 detectors of EMI .
28 The course was designed to increase the times from the 100 seconds or so we usually get at Peterborough with one section working upstream on the jet .
29 Conversely , a large-scale and long-period phenomenon such as the movement of tectonic plates can lead to local stress accumulation and to its release by an earthquake in a few seconds and with highly local effects .
30 He absorbed the little gray figures in a few seconds and his face bulged .
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