Example sentences of "only a few seconds [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dana felt so sick , he went straight back to bed , but had been there only a few seconds before he leapt out with a scream of agony : an autumnal , sleepy wasp had been brought in by the chambermaid among the bedclothes which had been airing at the window and had stung my friend on the bottom ! |
| 2 | It was only a few seconds before he hit a cul de sac and jumped out . |
| 3 | He had only a few seconds before the postman came into sight through the trees above the road . |
| 4 | The touch of cynicism struck a slightly sour note , but it lasted only a few seconds before the teasing tone was back . |
| 5 | The embrace lasts for only a few seconds as the eggs are expelled immediately and fertilised by the male . |