Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] for a few seconds " in BNC.
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| 1 | I meditated for a few seconds , concentrating on my breathing , immediately aware of how shallow it was . |
| 2 | So I went back to alight indicator , pulled down only a few inches , which was enough to allow the bream to suck the bait to their lips , and then I paused for a few seconds while I watched the line from the rod-tip tightening in the water . |
| 3 | Finding she could n't push the pram up the slope , she thought for a few seconds and then tried to pull it up . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He looked expectantly at Sarah , but she sat for a few seconds before speaking . |
| 6 | He played for a few seconds with the animal 's jewelled collar then turned his eyes on me . |
| 7 | And there it teetered for a few seconds before finally toppling over and falling with a sharp tinkle on to the desk-top . |
| 8 | He strummed for a few seconds then broke into a sweet-sounding madrigal known to both my master and myself . |
| 9 | As he lay for a few seconds recovering from his efforts , Grant ran his eye along the expanse of the steeply sloping roof . |
| 10 | He hesitated for a few seconds , then gave a curt nod . |
| 11 | He hesitated for a few seconds . |
| 12 | He waited for a few seconds , but the noise did not repeat itself . |
| 13 | He paused for a few seconds before proceeding . |