Example sentences of "the [noun] [art] [adj] seconds " in BNC.
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| 1 | What did do the trick was getting its staff to ring the creditor every 30 seconds for an entire day , then beginning again at eight the following morning . |
| 2 | • Continue the breaths every three seconds until the child is managing to breathe without help , and then place in the recovery position . |
| 3 | If the launch seems slow , check the speed every few seconds . |
| 4 | Off Ian pedalled , to arrive at the pub a few seconds before Sally , but having been companions in adversity throughout the whole way , neither was going to claim outright victory , so agreed to declare a draw . |
| 5 | He crossed to his drinks cabinet and poured himself another large measure of whisky , glancing at the phone every few seconds as if willing it to ring . |
| 6 | He saw the ball a few seconds earlier than other batsmen . ’ |
| 7 | He pointed back down the road to where his travelling companion was still approaching , having adopted a method of riding that involved falling out of the saddle every few seconds . |
| 8 | A phone call is made to the Society every 29 seconds . |
| 9 | He sits in the first pew he comes to and leers at the door every twenty seconds with the frowsiest of sighs . |
| 10 | The matey use of Blanche 's name struck a false note with Dexter , like interviewees he had seen on chat shows who kept tossing in the name of the host every thirty seconds to make it appear they were bosom pals . |
| 11 | The system updates the information every 30 seconds , and the taxi 's memory can retain a pole 's code for up to three minutes . |
| 12 | As the aim of the study was to obtain objective descriptions of the films with which to interpret memory performance it is clearly desirable to minimize any such feelings of risk , pausing the film every five seconds appeared to be an effective way of doing this . |
| 13 | In each case I will stop the film every five seconds . |
| 14 | In each case I will stop the film every five seconds . |
| 15 | If the decision is made to continue with a circuit , use a well-banked turn and monitor the airspeed every few seconds . |