Example sentences of "[adv] a few seconds [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wash the specimens gently in two changes of distilled water ( not tap water , which contains Fe and Ca ) for only a few seconds at a time — the stains are relatively soluble . |
| 2 | Since the whole process took only a few seconds for each blank and the woman was working full-time it could not be denied that this woman knew , from her own sensory experience , a great deal about the making of magnets . |
| 3 | It took only a few seconds for Benny to rush on and spot her unknowing guides . |
| 4 | When Malpass did emerge , only a few seconds after the shots , it was dramatic enough to make me forget my churning stomach . |
| 5 | Kevin Williams of Hereford … was only a few seconds behind him |
| 6 | While the first group of dogs feeds — it takes just a few seconds for them to finish the bowls , right down to the lick clean — I huff on my fingers , more hopefully than knowingly . |
| 7 | We had to make a forced landing at Jever Luftwaffe Air Base just a few seconds in front of two Tornados on finals , making the runway a little slippy with the last few drops of oil leaking out of our crankcase . |
| 8 | It was certainly slow , but then computers somehow nowadays can take months to turn out a few seconds of screen time . |