Example sentences of "[vb past] only [art] [det] seconds " in BNC.
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1 | So do we understand from that that in the event it made only a few seconds difference , if at all ? |
2 | Since the whole process took only a few seconds for each blank and the woman was working full-time it could not be denied that this woman knew , from her own sensory experience , a great deal about the making of magnets . |
3 | As the launch and the bows of the sinking yacht were now almost level it took only a few seconds to transfer the six survivors — another had joined the group of five that Talbot had seen — aboard the launch . |
4 | It took only a few seconds to order six droids and a goods transporter to the 65th level cargo bay . |
5 | It took only a few seconds for Benny to rush on and spot her unknowing guides . |
6 | They were four-and-three-quarter inches long , and would fit onto most machines , but gave only a few seconds extra time . |
7 | He had only a few seconds before the postman came into sight through the trees above the road . |
8 | The touch of cynicism struck a slightly sour note , but it lasted only a few seconds before the teasing tone was back . |
9 | It lasted only a few seconds , vivid enough to temporarily subdue any discord until their habitual attitudes towards each other slid into place again . |