Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few seconds [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | Harris paused for a few seconds while he negotiated the cabriolet over some deep ruts in the high road . |
2 | She may , for example , lay it down for a few seconds while she opens the entrance to her hole . |
3 | Jessamy sat in silence for a few seconds while she digested that piece of information . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | The fighting continued for a few seconds before they realised that it was no longer dark . |
6 | Janine hesitated for a few seconds before she slipped into them . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | He gazed calmly for a few seconds before he lifted his hand in greeting . |
9 | For a few seconds before you die , you 'll know what it was made us get rough with you . ’ |
10 | The horizon was a dark terracotta colour , the top of the dying sun just visible for a few seconds before it dropped out of sight and the sky doused the remaining light like a heavy black blanket . |
11 | another driver says he came off in a field saw stars for a few seconds but he 's alright … |
12 | He shaded his eyes and blinked for a few seconds until he had adjusted to the change . |
13 | It was difficult to raise the vein as the filly staggered around , but she came to rest for a few seconds and I dug my thumb into the jugular furrow . |
14 | For a few seconds as they descended , he had an unimpeded view through a gap in the trees of the west front of the chapel . |
15 | Melissa watched for a few seconds as he worked , apparently impervious to the heat , then turned back to where the others were waiting . |
16 | He did n't hesitate and say ‘ I 'll have to ask God about that ’ ; in the few seconds that it took her to express her need , Elisha knew what to say to her . |
17 | Every sunset the apes would return from their day 's foraging to sleep in the branches of this giant tree , and we were driven to distraction by our repeated attempts to film them properly in the few seconds after they arrived and before the sun set . |
18 | Could it be that ? she wondered , in the few seconds before he spoke . |