Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [prep] [art] few seconds " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hold this position for a few seconds then let your shoulders and head go back slowly to the floor . |
| 2 | If the lines are balanced you should be able to hold this position for a few seconds without the sail changing its position . |
| 3 | Begin this pan with a few seconds of static shot ( remembering to allow for the backspace time ) and continue the shot for a few more seconds when you reach the end of the pan . |
| 4 | To do this , dip the moulds in warm water for a few seconds , ease the mousse away from the sides of the moulds and carefully tip out , then garnish as before . |
| 5 | Turning the tables on him drew an expressionless silence for a few seconds , and then he smiled , his eyes gleaming in genuine amusement . |
| 6 | He absorbed the little gray figures in a few seconds and his face bulged . |
| 7 | The two eyed each other for a few seconds . |
| 8 | Susceptibility to high ‘ g ’ is greatly affected by the duration of the loading , and whereas most people can cope with 3 to 4 g for a few seconds , a sustained loading of that amount may cause loss of vision . |
| 9 | There was a rather sombre silence for a few seconds , broken eventually by Maidstone who said : ‘ Right ! |
| 10 | Unless the wind is very strong , if it is obvious that you can reach the field , it is useful to open full airbrake for a few seconds immediately after the final turn to check that you can undershoot . |
| 11 | Normally you will want to use full side-slip for a few seconds rather than a small amount of slip for a much longer time . |
| 12 | 11 Dip the tin into hot water for a few seconds and turn on to a serving plate . |
| 13 | Inserting the cut end of a stem into boiling water for a few seconds ( protecting the flower ) often prevents wilting eg with roses . |
| 14 | Cook the poppadoms in hot oil for a few seconds on both sides and then drain on kitchen paper . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | YOU will probably have seen many films in which cases of dynamite catch fire and detonate to great cinematic effect within a few seconds . |
| 17 | In addition to the permanent taps , the monitors have been able to tap a conversation on any telephone within a few seconds by means of the TKO device . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | If they made the bead taste bitter , by dipping it in alcohol , or quinine , or the pungent methylanthranilate , then the chick would peck once , show disgust by shaking its head vigorously and wiping its beak on the floor of its pen , and then back away , refusing to peck at a similar but dry bead offered any time from a few seconds to a few days subsequently . |
| 20 | They stared at the dead sheep for a few seconds longer , then went back to the van . |
| 21 | That way it might be easier to match relative velocities for a few seconds . |