Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [pron] for [art] second " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looks at me for a second . |
| 2 | ‘ Both of youse , just hold onto yourselves for a second . |
| 3 | Bellybutton , kneeling over his work , thought about it for a second , then spread his hands in a gesture of ignorance . |
| 4 | ‘ Yeah , I was covering them today and — ’ he thought about it for a second — ‘ twice last week . ’ |
| 5 | I jerked the phone away from my ear and stared into it for a second . |
| 6 | Travis stared at her for a second or two , then reached for the champagne bottle . |
| 7 | He stared at her for a second in stunned silence , breathing hard , his eyes dazed . |
| 8 | Both of them looked at her for a second , then continued their hushed conversation . |
| 9 | It was a young couple , who both looked at him for a second before driving on . |
| 10 | He looked at it for a second then got to his feet and stamped on the eye , hearing it pop beneath his foot . |
| 11 | She gave me my hand back , but let her velveted fingers play with it for a second or two . |
| 12 | Charity gazed at him for a second or two . |
| 13 | ‘ I was so happy when he kinda stopped chewing on me for a second . ’ |