Example sentences of "fraction of [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stop time minus Start time but then this needs to be expressed in hours — rather than as a fraction of a day . |
| 2 | So it might be a fraction of a day a fraction of twelve hours a fraction of one hour . |
| 3 | A stepper motor is a very special type of motor that only rotates by a fraction of a turn for each pulse of power that is applied . |
| 4 | On the ground the feeling only lasts a fraction of a second , but it can be more severe and prolonged during flight . |
| 5 | How was it possible that in a single fraction of a second , and for the very first time , she discovered a motion of the arm and body so perfect and polished that it resembled a finished work of art ? |
| 6 | But , in the last fraction of a second , it came to her . |
| 7 | For a fraction of a second I felt that life itself was no longer endurable . |
| 8 | Occasionally she was caught for a fraction of a second with images of a pig 's cot wall with a black cat on it or a square stone chapel silhouetted in Sunday dusk , but these were inconsequential visitations , debris from the past uncovered by the rhythms of a particular song or the set and angle of a passing face , a passing mood . |
| 9 | A splatter of sparks fell like miniature stars , the light flickered for a fraction of a second , hissed venomously and then splat again into darkness and silence . |
| 10 | Music is more complicated because electronic sound travels faster than natural sound , so people hear the ‘ real ’ band a fraction of a second after they 've heard its electronic reproduction . |
| 11 | She hesitated for the merest fraction of a second . |
| 12 | Then , for a fraction of a second he let his eyes drop to the level of the hall table . |
| 13 | The thin man 's lids rose for a fraction of a second to show a look of quiet amusement which Trent answered with a slight shrug : ‘ Señor , whether a man is for hire depends on the circumstances . ’ |
| 14 | A sodium azide-based gas generator inflates the bag with nitrogen in a fraction of a second when a sensor detects a sudden deceleration . |
| 15 | Len possessed that amazing ability that is sometimes found in footballers , to ‘ hang ’ in the air for a fraction of a second , so enabling him to obtain greater power and better direction from the ensuing header . |
| 16 | Even fraction of a second , the optical density of the nucleus is measured and stored in the computer 's memory . |
| 17 | What makes this gem fascinating is that S 3 molecules are normally highly reactive , surviving only a fraction of a second in solution . |
| 18 | It discovers its mistake a fraction of a second later , for these strange organs contain poison glands and sometimes also additional stinging-cells acquired from the anemones on which the sea slugs themselves feed . |
| 19 | ( Using a Supermon min-assembler , for example , the copy ( transfer ) command is simply ‘ T 2000 27FF 9000 ’ and the process takes a mere fraction of a second . ) |
| 20 | This clock runs the sequence of l.e.d.s at a very rapid rate for a fraction of a second and then halts the process very quickly to leave just one of the indicators illuminated . |
| 21 | Such energies have only existed in the fraction of a second after the Big Bang . |
| 22 | There was a chance they would try to rush him , but it would take a fraction of a second to release his grip on the open clothes-peg . |
| 23 | The man behind him , holding the Skorpion with practised casualness , not the careful tension of one unused to handguns ; balanced , relaxed , self-confident , knowing he could bring the machine-pistol to aim and fire in a fraction of a second . |
| 24 | Ellen caught my eye , and we stared at each other for a sympathetic fraction of a second , then I looked away to see that the sticky liquid had sprayed across the teak planks . |
| 25 | Ellen paused for just a fraction of a second before she answered , ‘ Yes ; yes , I suppose it would . ’ |
| 26 | He hesitated just a fraction of a second before saying , ‘ Well … well , yes . |
| 27 | Patti Johnson brought Mong Twerpster across the finish line in third place only a fraction of a second behind Allen . |
| 28 | For a fraction of a second Valence 's look darted in Lexandro 's direction . |
| 29 | As double finale , the thud of piercing impact followed a fraction of a second later by the blast of detonation … |
| 30 | Each letter is written in an onscreen box and a fraction of a second later , written the computer types it as the letter it believes it to be . |