Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] for [art] few seconds " in BNC.
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| 1 | Major Tzann thought for a few seconds . |
| 2 | He led the horse into one of the stables and the shock after the bright light made Maggie blink for a few seconds . |
| 3 | Lindsey lay for a few seconds , battling with a sense of disorientation , one arm flung over her face as she tried to remember where she was . |
| 4 | Aggie thought for a few seconds , ‘ You could come and stay with me . ’ |
| 5 | Horowitz froze for a few seconds . |
| 6 | Janine hesitated for a few seconds before she slipped into them . |
| 7 | Harris paused for a few seconds while he negotiated the cabriolet over some deep ruts in the high road . |
| 8 | Sister Marcus paused for a few seconds . |
| 9 | Lorton paused for a few seconds . |
| 10 | Melissa watched for a few seconds as he worked , apparently impervious to the heat , then turned back to where the others were waiting . |
| 11 | John thought for a few seconds , |
| 12 | John stood for a few seconds contemplating the receding lights of the tanker , he dropped the revs on the engine then settled himself . |