Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] for a second " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the workers touches her shoulder , it is only the slightest touch and only for a second . |
| 2 | George watched the people rushing about their business and just for a second he wondered what he was doing here . |
| 3 | Now , as he looked round the kitchen , he suddenly frowned and winced , putting on , but only for a second , what Jack called his surly Eastern European sneer . |
| 4 | I was frightened , of course , but only for a second or two . |
| 5 | but only for a second as he sets off |
| 6 | The two men below saw it , but only for a second , as the window was shut with a bang . |