Example sentences of "[art] few seconds [subord] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pump ‘ pinned us there for a few seconds before the other lads got it off ’ . |
| 2 | He had only a few seconds before the postman came into sight through the trees above the road . |
| 3 | The touch of cynicism struck a slightly sour note , but it lasted only a few seconds before the teasing tone was back . |
| 4 | This gives a jumble of echoes that will sometimes persist for as much as a few seconds after the original sound has ceased . |
| 5 | But French TV pioneered the national exit poll , and the ‘ results ’ were revealed a few seconds after the last ballot slip was boxed . |
| 6 | And when she jumped up again , the chair sort of stuck to the seat of those awful green breeches she wears and came up with her for a few seconds until the thick syrup slowly came unstuck . |
| 7 | The embrace lasts for only a few seconds as the eggs are expelled immediately and fertilised by the male . |