Example sentences of "after a few second of " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a few seconds of awkward introductions , Zohra excused herself with a promise to be down for cocoa at the usual time , then led Harry upstairs . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The transition from one to the other takes place after a few seconds of observation , is discontinous and can not be stopped at in an intermediate position . |
| 4 | After a few seconds of manoeuvring , Geoffrey gave a small cry of triumph . |
| 5 | But , after a few seconds of delighting in the feel of her delicate skin on his , he pulled back , and never , as Fabia shyly looked into his dark eyes , had she seen such a joyous expression on a man . |