Example sentences of "and [prep] [art] [adj] seconds " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bellybutton was McIllvanney 's foreman , and for a few seconds I dared hope that he had come to help us , but instead he told me that one of the bareboat thirty-three-footers was in trouble . |
| 2 | He sensed my curiosity about how much the twins were worth , and for a few seconds reticence and candour fought across his face , but then he shrugged . |
| 3 | He said nothing , did nothing , and for a few seconds , she thought she had finally silenced him . |
| 4 | The man whirled round and for a few seconds the landlord saw his face . |
| 5 | He turned and after a few seconds said : |
| 6 | He could hear the car , distantly , and after a few seconds the sound of its motor faded away . |
| 7 | Basically when you see ‘ Capcom ’ appear on your screen at the start , press Down , R , Up , L , Y , B and after a few seconds you 'll both be able to choose the same character . |
| 8 | Luke had tensed as she touched him , and after a few seconds he flung her hand off , the violence of the gesture silencing her abruptly . |
| 9 | It grew rapidly , and after a few seconds was the tiny bright shape of a man . |
| 10 | Too stunned to be furious , Maggie sat and after a few seconds of close and silent scrutiny Devlin Parnham sat too , facing her across a magnificent Persian rug , with the fire banked as high as if it were mid-winter . |
| 11 | just pinch her hand , give her a firm handshake because you 've got about ninety seconds in which to make your first impression and of the ninety seconds about ninety five percent of that time is made through visual images and that can be your dress sense , the way you carry yourself , present yourself , erm body language , do n't invade his personal space , only I think about erm I think about twelve , twelve seconds off of ninety seconds , or there thereabouts is spent on what you say . |
| 12 | ‘ You 're safe now — only another step or two ! ’ they heard Chuck call out , and within a few seconds they were both thankfully flinging their arms round the firm , strongly rooted trunks of the saplings on the ridge . |
| 13 | No sooner has it done so than another baby joins on behind in the same way and within a few seconds , the entire litter has formed a caravan behind their parent . |
| 14 | Without thinking I tagged on to the end of the marching men and within a few seconds was past the SPs unnoticed . |
| 15 | A nifty bit of sleight of hand got the ashtray into the correct position , and in a few seconds , I had a good quantity of the precious fluid . |
| 16 | The launcher was only six feet away from him and in a few seconds thousands of people were going to die horribly . |
| 17 | Those blacks were hitting the deck as soon as it moved , and in the reverberating seconds when we all look to see who 's been hit , the suede nips down the alley and into the car . |