Example sentences of "seconds in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the longest straight stretch of railway in the world and the Indian-Pacific 's siren is set to sound every 90 seconds in case the drivers fall asleep . |
| 2 | More significantly , despite a wide-ratio five-speed gearbox with overdrive fifth , the 50–75mph time is only 18 seconds in top . |
| 3 | Vose won the opening event at New Marske last month , beating Livingstone by a comfortable 14 seconds in cold , misty conditions . |
| 4 | He was welcomed back to London by the Lord Mayor of Westminster , timing his return to 12,34 and 56 seconds in order to give a digital reading of 1234567890 . |
| 5 | It is well known that each vessel contributes to movement of the lymph by contracting once every 6–10 seconds in response to being gorged with fluid from the vessel upstream . |
| 6 | By this time Clever Folly had shaken off all opposition and proceeded to break the course record by 4.7 seconds in spite of 4lb overweight . |
| 7 | We had to make a forced landing at Jever Luftwaffe Air Base just a few seconds in front of two Tornados on finals , making the runway a little slippy with the last few drops of oil leaking out of our crankcase . |
| 8 | She barely noticed it at all as she stood for a few seconds in front of the mirror and pulled the comb through her hair . |
| 9 | The broadcasters were able to enliven their reports by incorporating actuality clips from the Chamber in about one-third of their parliamentary news stories , and these clips averaged between 25 and 77 seconds in duration , depending on the programme , which usually comprised about a quarter of the story ( exceptionally , BBC2 's Newsnight had longer stories , averaging eight minutes , and its average actuality length of 49.5 seconds comprised only 10% of these items ) . |
| 10 | A special feature of this part of the programme was that it regularly included a section with about six brief items , averaging 20–30 seconds in duration , including sound bites of 10–20 seconds . |
| 11 | Eighty two per cent lasted less than one second , 16% were one to two seconds , and 2% were more than two seconds in duration . |
| 12 | After staring at her for a few seconds in silence , he finally nodded and went out , leaving her to dress . |
| 13 | Contran illuminates a warning light if any transmission exceeds twenty seconds in length , and automatically switches the transmission off if it exceeds thirty seconds . |
| 14 | Films ranged from 14 to 41 seconds in length . |