Example sentences of "only a few seconds [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wash the specimens gently in two changes of distilled water ( not tap water , which contains Fe and Ca ) for only a few seconds at a time — the stains are relatively soluble . |
| 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 | It took only a few seconds for Benny to rush on and spot her unknowing guides . |
| 4 | When Malpass did emerge , only a few seconds after the shots , it was dramatic enough to make me forget my churning stomach . |
| 5 | Kevin Williams of Hereford … was only a few seconds behind him |