Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] [prep] a 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 The two eyed each other for a few seconds .
5 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 .
6 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 .
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