Example sentences of "[art] [det] seconds [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And a few seconds ago an urgent message had come through from GCHQ at Cheltenham . |
| 2 | A few seconds later a second flock was seen at a higher level and directly in the aircraft 's flight path . |
| 3 | A few seconds later a smug , exhausted man in an impeccable business suit went staggering past . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | She rang the bell , and a few seconds later the bent , withered figure of Jamie Shepherd appeared . |
| 7 | A few seconds later the banging was answered by two sharp thuds . |
| 8 | I hear the front door of the flat open and close , then a few seconds later the door to my room opens . |
| 9 | Shapes moved against the drawn curtains of the room beyond , and a few seconds later the girl came forward into the light . |
| 10 | A few seconds later the finger stopped moving and the man turned round the book to face Dexter . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | There was a hush for a few seconds then a roar from the French civilians , men , women and children , ‘ Encore , encore , encore , Tommy . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ A few seconds earlier the girls had been skipping and laughing . ’ |