Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [art] few seconds " in BNC.

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1 That way it might be easier to match relative velocities for a few seconds .
2 He absorbed the little gray figures in a few seconds and his face bulged .
3 It left quite an impression , because it needed the brilliant virtuosity that Repin already had at that time , and it needed powerful playing from the orchestra , not just loud but with a lot of richness for the fast passages — you know how to judge a great orchestra when you hear let's say thousands of notes in a few seconds , and there 's still a special timbre .
4 He continued to hold her by the arms for a few seconds longer , studying her face .
5 A soaking bumblebee crawled over a thistle-bloom , vibrated its wings for a few seconds and then flew away down the field .
6 another driver says he came off in a field saw stars for a few seconds but he 's alright …
7 She was stitching the holes Rosie had managed to rip in the seat of his pants in the few seconds they were in her possession .
8 You 'll be amongst the angels within a few seconds ! ’
9 Cliff , the concrete contractor , and Tessa , the schoolteacher , were flipped off the paddle boat in a suck hole and held underwater by the boiling currents for a few seconds before their life-jackets brought them spluttering to the surface .
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