Example sentences of "few [adj] seconds " in BNC.
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| 1 | Designer Daniel Andrieu was present as the concealing-sheet was whipped away amid a swirling cloud of smoke which hid his creation for a few choking seconds before we could see what had been achieved . |
| 2 | She sipped the pink gin , and for a few delirious seconds Peter wondered if it had turned out well because she had met him instead . |
| 3 | The Director paused and watched the scene below for a few thoughtful seconds , as a squad of house servants bagged and carried out the human remains , and began stripping off the blood-soaked canvas cover from the padded squares underneath , removing it for cleaning . |
| 4 | Hopelessly she walked outside and stood in bright sunlight wondering what to do ; a few thoughtful seconds later she knew . |
| 5 | So er , it only takes you a second to er copy from an adjacent cell but it could take you a minute or two to get that formula working again if it 's not copyable , erm , it would probably only takes you an extra few seconds er when you 're actually building the formula to make it , copyable in the first place so it 's well worth investing a few extra seconds up front to save you maybe a minute or so later on . |
| 6 | Numerous such accidents happened whilst igniting , for if the slow fuze happened to be not so slow , or the miner inadvertently touched the straw with his candle , then he might have but a few impossible seconds to make good his escape . |
| 7 | The young woman pursed her lips and , for a few brief seconds , smiled sweetly , reminding Corbett of the pious , beautiful , young nun he once knew . |
| 8 | As she hunted for a worn pair of leather gloves in the pocket of her pelisse , she did not appear to notice that she had been pulled closely in to the gentleman for a few brief seconds . |
| 9 | There were a few frantic seconds while the owl went berserk around my head before disappearing inside its box . |
| 10 | Still , a few more seconds and he would be free . |
| 11 | Blend for a few more seconds . |
| 12 | ‘ Zack , please , stay there just a few more seconds … ’ |
| 13 | Begin this pan with a few seconds of static shot ( remembering to allow for the backspace time ) and continue the shot for a few more seconds when you reach the end of the pan . |
| 14 | At this point , it will pay dividends if you spend a few more seconds scanning the small print in the ads . |
| 15 | He was hanging upside down , and he was so soaked in blood that it was a few more seconds before I discovered the severed artery was somewhere in his left leg . |
| 16 | A few more seconds of hesitation and all was lost . |
| 17 | They had first closed the door itself , but within seconds it was bristling like a porcupine with glittering bayonets within a few more seconds it had been hacked and splintered to pieces by these bayonets , and now it no longer existed . |
| 18 | ‘ I knew there were only seconds to go and could feel my strength failing with each moment , and a drifting kind of sleep coming on me which whispered , ‘ Give up , Minch , give up … ’ and it was only the knowledge that I was of Callanish , the greatest of the sites , that kept me fighting those few more seconds . |
| 19 | The shock wave was delayed by only a few more seconds , and then it rolled over them like a small hurricane . |
| 20 | Er oh , before we do that let's just n just listen to a few more seconds of this tape . |
| 21 | He gave it a few more seconds to get him through the next traffic signals and then killed it again . |
| 22 | Maybe just a few more seconds and they would have fired him and he would n't be in this position now . |
| 23 | Just a few more seconds ! |
| 24 | They stood there for a few more seconds , staring at each other . |
| 25 | Give him a few more seconds , then turn the car round . |
| 26 | He stared for a few more seconds and let his head fall back . |
| 27 | We hold eye-contact a few more seconds . |
| 28 | Virginia lay for a few more seconds , biting her lip and wriggling as each fresh , lascivious moment relentlessly came back to her . |
| 29 | The police are also urging people who keep money at home to have it banked for safety — they want to make sure that people like phylis do n't lose cash that took years to save in just a few short seconds . |
| 30 | That took a few blurred seconds on the A423 between Southam and Banbury . |