Example sentences of "few seconds before " in BNC.
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| 1 | Add the brandy to the meat juices and heat for a few seconds before igniting . |
| 2 | Hold for a few seconds before repeating two or three times . |
| 3 | He looked expectantly at Sarah , but she sat for a few seconds before speaking . |
| 4 | He paused for a few seconds before proceeding . |
| 5 | It was noted that Stefan did not play with his toys for more than a few seconds before leaving them , so she was advised to reward him for playing longer ( so that he would have less time for wandering out of the house ) . |
| 6 | There was a plop as it landed in the water , then it thrashed around wildly for a few seconds before settling down . |
| 7 | And there it teetered for a few seconds before finally toppling over and falling with a sharp tinkle on to the desk-top . |
| 8 | The normal stopping method is to let the motor run at idling speed for a few seconds before depressing the ignition switch . |
| 9 | There are a few seconds before starting a journey on a night train , which are pure theatre . |
| 10 | Placing her thumb in her mouth , she sucked on it furiously for a few seconds before settling down once more into a deep sleep . |
| 11 | She hesitated a few seconds before putting her arm around the girl 's thin shoulders . |
| 12 | It must not brown , but should be left to bubble for a few seconds before being removed from the heat and left to settle . |
| 13 | It faded away for a few seconds before starting again as others joined it , their howls hanging eerily in the cold shadows of the trees of Regent 's Park , before dying down again among the bars and cages of London Zoo . |
| 14 | As Lorenz wrote , ‘ one of them may be inclined to go on to mouth-pulling a few seconds before the other one . |
| 15 | Dora glared after him for a few seconds before turning away and striding across the garden towards the orchard . |
| 16 | Lisa struck a pose of melodramatic fervour and held it for a few seconds before slumping back in her seat . |
| 17 | Off Ian pedalled , to arrive at the pub a few seconds before Sally , but having been companions in adversity throughout the whole way , neither was going to claim outright victory , so agreed to declare a draw . |
| 18 | She could swear , that in those few seconds before the interruption , Fen had been as aware of her as she of him . |
| 19 | Although aware he was an android , she had thought for a few seconds before removing her clothes . |