Example sentences of "a [adj] seconds [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A well aimed flower bomb soon put paid to the battling vegies , but only for a few seconds to give you time to pass , save the children and leave quickly . |
| 2 | A well aimed flower bomb soon put paid to the battling vegies , but only for a few seconds to give you time to pass , save the children and leave quickly . |
| 3 | She 'd lick her finger and thumb , pounce calmly , then roll the flea for a few seconds to stun it before she cracked it between her thumb nails . |
| 4 | Out from behind a petrol pump appeared a figure that was female , though it took a few seconds to realise it . |
| 5 | A few seconds brought him to the oak . |
| 6 | so I mean , after a few seconds forget it |