Example sentences of "few second [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | No I ai n't gon na , I got ta go and have a look round a few second hand shops and that . |
2 | For a few seconds Folly 's vivid imagination conjured up a fantasy in which the girl she had rescued had been named by a father desperate for a son … |
3 | For a few seconds Jessamy sat there quietly fuming . |
4 | For a few seconds Luce sat staring at the closed door , trying to make sense of this latest development , before looking down at the tray . |
5 | After a long few seconds Karelius said , ‘ I can see it 's no use trying to convince you of the way I feel . |
6 | In those few seconds Athelstan realised the depth of his own arrogance . |
7 | He sensed my curiosity about how much the twins were worth , and for a few seconds reticence and candour fought across his face , but then he shrugged . |
8 | That would take the smile off their faces all right and give them a few seconds relief . |
9 | In just a few seconds Rob would be talking to her and it would be all right . |
10 | After a few seconds Sandison said : ‘ Tell me about the Scots . ’ |
11 | In a few seconds time he might be face to face with the man who had killed Daniel . |
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 | So do we understand from that that in the event it made only a few seconds difference , if at all ? |
14 | Central Hotel , Gordon Street , Glasgow : The Central Hotel is located in the heart of the city , a few seconds walk from a main line station and within easy access of the M8 . |
15 | ‘ Please , Dana , do as I ask ; it 's important , ’ Claudia pleaded , and something in her manner must have got across , for after a few seconds Dana allowed herself to be led towards the café . |