Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] for a second [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I stopped for a second and tried to think what my conclusive proof was . |
| 2 | She hesitated for a second and then gave Russell her home number . |
| 3 | As for Morse , he looked for a second or two only , breathed very deeply , lurched a fraction forward for a moment as if he might vomit , then turned away . |
| 4 | It floated for a second and then sank . |
| 5 | He concluded his little lecture with jovial self-approval , and then , standing by the open door , he paused for a second and said : ‘ Sounds cynical , all that , I suppose . |