Example sentences of "[adv] for [art] [adj] seconds [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why could n't she slide out of herself and be someone else , if only for the ten seconds it would take to push open the door of the hotel and step across the threshold ? |
| 2 | Grainne blinked and shook her head , because just for a few seconds she had seen with dreadful clarity the Dark Ireland , the Evil Realm , the world of malevolence and malignancy . |
| 3 | Just for a few seconds she 'd fallen for the powerful aphrodisiac of music , her senses sharpened by aquavit and the potent charisma of a man who would stop at nothing to achieve his desired ends ! |
| 4 | She felt his arms tighten around her in a comforting hug and just for a few seconds she allowed herself the luxury of sinking against him , feeling the strength and the warmth of his body next to her skin . |
| 5 | Then for a few seconds he said nothing . |