Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a few seconds " in BNC.
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| 1 | Placing her thumb in her mouth , she sucked on it furiously for a few seconds before settling down once more into a deep sleep . |
| 2 | She struggled furiously for a few seconds but her former strength was lost to her . |
| 3 | He chewed vigorously for a few seconds . |
| 4 | Whereas it is obvious that the launch must be abandoned anywhere near the ground , halfway up the launch it is reasonable to hold on for a few seconds to see if the speed picks up again . |
| 5 | Usually it will be only for a few seconds , but it is the ability to do it instantly on demand that is so important . |
| 6 | At the summit cairn on Shunner Fell , we paused only for a few seconds to look towards Swaledale and back towards Mallerstang before moving on . |
| 7 | A well aimed flower bomb soon put paid to the battling vegies , but only for a few seconds to give you time to pass , save the children and leave quickly . |
| 8 | A well aimed flower bomb soon put paid to the battling vegies , but only for a few seconds to give you time to pass , save the children and leave quickly . |
| 9 | She may , for example , lay it down for a few seconds while she opens the entrance to her hole . |
| 10 | FOOTSTEPS IN THE SAME ROOM , THEN THE RADIO IS TURNED UP VERY LOUD FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RIGHT DOWN |
| 11 | The membranes of course contain both the proteins and the enzyme that phosphorylates them , protein kinase C. If radioactive ATP is added to a tiny sample of the membranes , and incubated together for a few seconds in a miniature test-tube , the membrane proteins become both phosphorylated and radioactive . |
| 12 | Some people do n't mind answering machines , I must say , I 'm beginning to get used to them now , I think the problem is that it sort of wrong-foots you , so you get an answering machine , and think ‘ Oh my God ’ , and you know that in about a few seconds time , when you hear that bleep , you 've got to give a concise message which will be intelligible to the person when they replay it , so instead of coming out with sort of babble , you 're forced into thinking what the essence of the message is that you want to leave . |
| 13 | But Dreadnought , let alone all her other weak places , had been holed amidships by a baulk of timber , and before long the water poured into her with a sound like a sigh and she went down in a few seconds . |
| 14 | It faded away for a few seconds before starting again as others joined it , their howls hanging eerily in the cold shadows of the trees of Regent 's Park , before dying down again among the bars and cages of London Zoo . |
| 15 | Grainne blinked and shook her head , because just for a few seconds she had seen with dreadful clarity the Dark Ireland , the Evil Realm , the world of malevolence and malignancy . |
| 16 | Just for a few seconds she 'd fallen for the powerful aphrodisiac of music , her senses sharpened by aquavit and the potent charisma of a man who would stop at nothing to achieve his desired ends ! |
| 17 | She felt his arms tighten around her in a comforting hug and just for a few seconds she allowed herself the luxury of sinking against him , feeling the strength and the warmth of his body next to her skin . |
| 18 | You 've said ‘ Fire ! ’ and seen the price of a dozen cameras blow away in a few seconds ' worth of flash and bang , with nothing left at the end to stick in the family album . |
| 19 | It must have been all over in a few seconds . |
| 20 | It was over in a few seconds . |
| 21 | Gordon sat quite still for a few seconds , then uncrossed his legs and went out of the room , a room in his own house , or rather his mother 's . |
| 22 | Startled , he drew back , and was still for a few seconds , watching her as she battled with her thoughts , then with a barely audible sigh he said , ‘ What is it , Rachel ? |
| 23 | He stood very still for a few seconds , a faint frown lining his forehead , then the wide mouth twisted in the wry teasing smile which flipped her heart over . |
| 24 | He gazed calmly for a few seconds before he lifted his hand in greeting . |
| 25 | It is possible that I even dozed off for a few seconds , exhausted by the day 's work . |
| 26 | I felt him go off for a few seconds . |
| 27 | ‘ Cut it out , Maria , ’ he ordered her curtly after a few seconds in which he seemed to hold his breath . |
| 28 | On surfacing , the rate again speeds up , generally remaining at the higher level until the carbon dioxide content of the exhaled air has returned to normal — usually in a few seconds . |
| 29 | ‘ It 'll switch itself off in a few seconds . ’ |
| 30 | A few stragglers kept it up for a few seconds , then there was nothing . |