Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] a few seconds [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So it can only be human failure I E that she was driving and just sort of lost her concentration for a few seconds and that was fatal |
| 2 | Immerse the section , slab or plaquette in the reagent contained in a suitable dish or tray for a few seconds or until the yellow precipitate forms . |
| 3 | 11 Dip the tin into hot water for a few seconds and turn on to a serving plate . |
| 4 | He absorbed the little gray figures in a few seconds and his face bulged . |
| 5 | Conversely , a large-scale and long-period phenomenon such as the movement of tectonic plates can lead to local stress accumulation and to its release by an earthquake in a few seconds and with highly local effects . |
| 6 | A soaking bumblebee crawled over a thistle-bloom , vibrated its wings for a few seconds and then flew away down the field . |
| 7 | He put down the pot , stared at the floor for a few seconds and then looked up glowering , pointed his finger at me in a way that was frightening because it was so sudden . |
| 8 | another driver says he came off in a field saw stars for a few seconds but he 's alright … |
| 9 | Jessamy sat in silence for a few seconds while she digested that piece of information . |
| 10 | There was silence for a few seconds and then he said : ‘ And she 's your sister , is she ? ’ |
| 11 | There was silence for a few seconds and then she heard Meredith 's voice : ‘ Not to worry . |
| 12 | They back off six inches and then charge like two bulls , with the female grasping the male by the bottom lip for a few seconds before he escapes . |
| 13 | Cliff , the concrete contractor , and Tessa , the schoolteacher , were flipped off the paddle boat in a suck hole and held underwater by the boiling currents for a few seconds before their life-jackets brought them spluttering to the surface . |