Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [art] few seconds before " in BNC.

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1 It must not brown , but should be left to bubble for a few seconds before being removed from the heat and left to settle .
2 Hold for a few seconds before repeating two or three times .
3 Although aware he was an android , she had thought for a few seconds before removing her clothes .
4 And there it teetered for a few seconds before finally toppling over and falling with a sharp tinkle on to the desk-top .
5 He paused for a few seconds before proceeding .
6 He looked expectantly at Sarah , but she sat for a few seconds before speaking .
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