Example sentences of "[det] [prep] [art] [adj] seconds " in BNC.
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| 1 | He remained like that for a few seconds longer , while they tied his wrists to a pair of iron rings bolted into the wall , and then they let him go and left him dangling there — half in , half out of the river . |
| 2 | He seemed to consider that for a few seconds and then replied , ‘ Maria Luisa needed me around . ’ |
| 3 | They stayed like that for a few seconds , both breathing hard , their mouths almost touching . |
| 4 | He held her like this for a few seconds and then , suddenly , the oddly predatory look left his face and his hands dropped to his sides . |
| 5 | He sometimes wondered if it was not Blanche 's ability to daydream like this for a few seconds a day , the power to see beauty in apparent ugliness , that was the key to her resilience . |
| 6 | We stared at one another for a few seconds . |
| 7 | But they lost several of the forty seconds through sheer surprise , then they had a technical problem . |