Example sentences of "[pron] for [art] [adj] seconds " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said nothing for a few seconds , and I sensed that I might have unsettled this policeman . |
| 2 | I said nothing for a few seconds . |
| 3 | Mr Brownlow said nothing for a few seconds , but simply stared at Rose . |
| 4 | The Brigadier glared at me for a few seconds and replied rather quietly . |
| 5 | It stared at me for a few seconds , then the lens flashed again , a key was put into the lock , bolts were drawn and the door was opened . |
| 6 | That name clearly struck a chord in McIllvanney , for he frowned at me for a few seconds , but the chord must have faded for he shrugged it off . |
| 7 | It 's so incongruous it stuns me for a few seconds . |
| 8 | ‘ You know the heat is off , Ruth , ’ he told her , his eyes catching hers and holding them for a few seconds . |
| 9 | Sticky Block — Holds you for a few seconds . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | We stood and stared after him for a few seconds , then one of the mortar team behind me remarked . |
| 12 | Alec stared at him for a few seconds , then walked out into the heat and glare of the mid-day sun . |
| 13 | Dora glared after him for a few seconds before turning away and striding across the garden towards the orchard . |
| 14 | Sorrel watched him for a few seconds , then snatched it out of his hands and stuck it in her mouth . |
| 15 | She left her office at about five forty-five , saw Naylor 's Jaguar in the car park and went weak at the knees about him for a few seconds , then she determinedly got into her own car and drove home . |
| 16 | Gradually it became possible to stop her for a few seconds , and then to ask her to start walking again before her anxiety rose and she reared . |
| 17 | And when she jumped up again , the chair sort of stuck to the seat of those awful green breeches she wears and came up with her for a few seconds until the thick syrup slowly came unstuck . |
| 18 | After staring at her for a few seconds in silence , he finally nodded and went out , leaving her to dress . |
| 19 | He stared down at her for a few seconds , almost as if searching for some clue hidden in her expression . |
| 20 | That stumped her for a few seconds , then she opened the door to the hallway for me . |
| 21 | Even when Guy left her for the few seconds it took him to remove his own clothes , his murmured words of love and praise still warmed and reassured her . |
| 22 | Hold it for a few seconds , maybe five , then release it . |
| 23 | Fred thought about it for a few seconds . |
| 24 | He stood in the hallway puffing on it for a few seconds to make sure it was fully alight . |
| 25 | She held my hand steady to bring the cigarette to the flame and kept it for a few seconds longer than she had to . |
| 26 | Lisa struck a pose of melodramatic fervour and held it for a few seconds before slumping back in her seat . |