Example sentences of "[art] [det] second [adv] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Shapes moved against the drawn curtains of the room beyond , and a few seconds later the girl came forward into the light .
2 I hear the front door of the flat open and close , then a few seconds later the door to my room opens .
3 A few seconds later the glider is unstalled and can be brought level and back to normal flight with the normal use of the controls .
4 A few seconds later the pipes are assembled and I enter the town playing Highland Laddie , not at the front of the column , but bringing up the rear .
5 A few seconds later the banging was answered by two sharp thuds .
6 A few seconds later the finger stopped moving and the man turned round the book to face Dexter .
7 A few seconds later the doors at the far end of the room opened and a man in a white jacket pushed a laden trolley into the room .
8 There was a hush for a few seconds then a roar from the French civilians , men , women and children , ‘ Encore , encore , encore , Tommy . ’
9 A few seconds earlier the girls had been skipping and laughing . ’
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