Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] for [art] [adj] seconds " in BNC.
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| 1 | We stood and stared after him for a few seconds , then one of the mortar team behind me remarked . |
| 2 | Dora glared after him for a few seconds before turning away and striding across the garden towards the orchard . |
| 3 | And when she jumped up again , the chair sort of stuck to the seat of those awful green breeches she wears and came up with her for a few seconds until the thick syrup slowly came unstuck . |
| 4 | She left her office at about five forty-five , saw Naylor 's Jaguar in the car park and went weak at the knees about him for a few seconds , then she determinedly got into her own car and drove home . |
| 5 | He stood in the hallway puffing on it for a few seconds to make sure it was fully alight . |
| 6 | Fred thought about it for a few seconds . |
| 7 | The Brigadier glared at me for a few seconds and replied rather quietly . |
| 8 | It stared at me for a few seconds , then the lens flashed again , a key was put into the lock , bolts were drawn and the door was opened . |
| 9 | That name clearly struck a chord in McIllvanney , for he frowned at me for a few seconds , but the chord must have faded for he shrugged it off . |
| 10 | After staring at her for a few seconds in silence , he finally nodded and went out , leaving her to dress . |
| 11 | He stared down at her for a few seconds , almost as if searching for some clue hidden in her expression . |
| 12 | Alec stared at him for a few seconds , then walked out into the heat and glare of the mid-day sun . |