Example sentences of "and for [art] [adj] second " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt the jolt in his chest as I hugged it in rhythm against mine and for a long second could n't believe it , but then he heaved again in my arms and coughed in my face and a mouthful of dirty water shot out in a spout and he began coughing in earnest and choking and gasping for air … gasping , gulping air down , wheezing in his throat , whooping like whooping cough , struggling to fill his functioning lungs . |
| 2 | Samantha woke and for a split second imagined she was still at home , still free to stretch and rise and walk and wash , still at liberty to heed her instincts and indulge her whims . |
| 3 | Piers turned around to face her , and for a split second his glance swept over her with appreciation , but the moment was gone so quickly that she thought she must have imagined it . |
| 4 | It was like a door opening suddenly , and for a split second Sarella saw behind it to the affection Marc felt for his feckless younger brother . |
| 5 | He had never seen fear more clearly written on human faces and for a brief second he was puzzled . |
| 6 | Enclosed in darkness , in her own world of make-believe , she feebly allowed him to nuzzle her ear and then to kiss her thoroughly again , blissfully enjoying his skilled domination until she became nervously aware that he was sliding his hands beneath her coat and for a brief second of lancing flame he had cupped her breasts in his big , infinitely welcome hands . |
| 7 | Dan 's face was scarlet and for a fleeting second Kate felt ashamed of herself . |
| 8 | Then they hit the main road and he opened the bike up and for an awful second she thought she was going to slide off the back . |