Example sentences of "few seconds [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Breath in concentrate again keep the ball in the Forest half and edge a few seconds closer to victory . |
| 2 | A few seconds later , as the glider gains speed , the full aileron suddenly takes effect . |
| 3 | A few seconds later as the aircraft gains more speed , it will need more forward movement to prevent it from unsticking with the tail-wheel or skid touching the ground , and climbing away too steeply . |
| 4 | Hopefully , a few seconds later you will have recognised the situation , taken heed of your training and moved forwards on the stick . |
| 5 | A few seconds later the glider is unstalled and can be brought level and back to normal flight with the normal use of the controls . |
| 6 | A few seconds later there was a loud explosion in a hedgerow just off the road , a short distance away . |
| 7 | A few seconds later her face had gone , as the cloud changed shape then disappeared . |
| 8 | Now and again one zooms over about tree-top height but soon disappears , followed a few seconds later by Allied fighters . |
| 9 | About fifty or sixty yards away on the right-band side of the road a mortar bomb burst in the hedgerow , followed a few seconds later by four German soldiers carrying automatic weapons jumping from the hedgerow and scampering along the road . |
| 10 | A few seconds later the pipes are assembled and I enter the town playing Highland Laddie , not at the front of the column , but bringing up the rear . |
| 11 | A bemused Southall found himself cautioned for time-wasting and a few seconds later had to pick the ball out of the net . |
| 12 | It looked as though Spurs had regained their self-respect a few seconds later when the England striker appeared to net a Samways cross , but in fact Tranmere 's full-back Higgins had put the ball past his goalkeeper . |
| 13 | There was no answer , only silence again , followed a few seconds later by the crashing sound . |
| 14 | A few seconds later it was followed by a sneeze . |
| 15 | A few seconds later Susan came bursting in as she had been upstairs when she 'd heard Maggie 's voice . |
| 16 | The portiere , an over-weight , ill-tempered man of sixty , shouted into the courtyard and a few seconds later his grandson Aldo arrived . |
| 17 | A few seconds later I was despising myself for having been in any doubt . |
| 18 | As I watched , one of the engines cut out and a few seconds later I heard and saw the explosion , two or three streets away . |
| 19 | He hurried through the open doorway into the house and a few seconds later reappeared carrying a rifle which he passed from one hand to the other as |
| 20 | She rang the bell , and a few seconds later the bent , withered figure of Jamie Shepherd appeared . |
| 21 | The jeep-driver went into the farmhouse and emerged a few seconds later with the burly man . |
| 22 | The fourth member of the farmhouse group was led blinking out of his bedroom a few seconds later , a thin , scrawny young man with lank hair . |
| 23 | Normally this is only a minor irritation ( unless the controller suffers from migraine ) , and a few seconds later another transmission sorts the whole thing out . |
| 24 | Peering out a few seconds later , Manville saw him turn and begin to stroll down the street . |
| 25 | Archie joined him a few seconds later , closing the door behind him . |
| 26 | A few seconds later there were shouts from the hill opposite , from the top . |
| 27 | A few seconds later Matilda Jenkins had pushed open the bedroom door . |
| 28 | A few seconds later the banging was answered by two sharp thuds . |
| 29 | She watched her mother walk out of the kitchen as if in a trance and a few seconds later Carla was nestled in her granny 's arms . |
| 30 | Some witnesses heard an engine begin coughing and spluttering and some heard an engine increase from low power to a higher power setting before they and other witnesses heard an impact a few seconds later . |