Example sentences of "she [prep] a [adj] seconds " in BNC.
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1 | Gradually it became possible to stop her for a few seconds , and then to ask her to start walking again before her anxiety rose and she reared . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | After staring at her for a few seconds in silence , he finally nodded and went out , leaving her to dress . |
4 | He stared down at her for a few seconds , almost as if searching for some clue hidden in her expression . |
5 | That stumped her for a few seconds , then she opened the door to the hallway for me . |