Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [prep] a few seconds " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fighting continued for a few seconds before they realised that it was no longer dark . |
| 2 | ‘ Both born in the Ukraine , you 'll notice , ’ Manville explained after a few seconds . |
| 3 | The decapitated head spun like a ball in the air , lips still moving ; his trunk stood for a few seconds in its own fountain of hot red gore before crashing on to the blood-stained ice . |
| 4 | Major Tzann thought for a few seconds . |
| 5 | Lindsey lay for a few seconds , battling with a sense of disorientation , one arm flung over her face as she tried to remember where she was . |
| 6 | Aggie thought for a few seconds , ‘ You could come and stay with me . ’ |
| 7 | Horowitz froze for a few seconds . |
| 8 | In the final phase of the experiment , the buzzer ( a conditioned stimulus ) sounded and the dog salivated after a few seconds without the presence of any meat powder ( conditioned response ) . |
| 9 | Janine hesitated for a few seconds before she slipped into them . |
| 10 | Harris paused for a few seconds while he negotiated the cabriolet over some deep ruts in the high road . |
| 11 | Sister Marcus paused for a few seconds . |
| 12 | Lorton paused for a few seconds . |
| 13 | Melissa watched for a few seconds as he worked , apparently impervious to the heat , then turned back to where the others were waiting . |
| 14 | John thought for a few seconds , |
| 15 | John stood for a few seconds contemplating the receding lights of the tanker , he dropped the revs on the engine then settled himself . |