Example sentences of "[conj] for a second " in BNC.
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| 1 | The image experienced in a flash of gold , a flush of warmth to her face , was so vivid that for a second she hesitated at the kitchen door as if disorientated . |
| 2 | She pronounces ‘ liver ’ with a long vowel , so that for a second he thinks she is asking if he likes geese saliva . |
| 3 | The memory was so vivid that for a second she thought she heard the echo of the slam . |
| 4 | It lifted him for a moment before it threw him down , so that for a second he saw what he wanted : that the sea had already overrun the beach and the rocks and the shingle and was advancing like a black wall rimmed with white over the slipways and grasslands of Orphir . |
| 5 | He was frankly baffled and for a second he wavered . |
| 6 | Pebbles had to snatch up briefly to avoid scrimmaging in front of her on the tight final bend , and for a second it looked as though she might be shut in . |
| 7 | When it touched Parker it had evidently acquired a tremendous spin , and for a second it must have been spinning beneath me . |
| 8 | It was quite dark when Breeze let herself into the house , and for a second she was dazzled by the electric light , and failed to see the suitcases in the hall . |
| 9 | Imagination and reality fused and for a second the sense of foreboding intensified . |
| 10 | One part of me , despite George Crowninshield 's reassurances , anticipated that the twins would emerge as shambling twitching wrecks , and for a second , believing my worst fears , I bitterly regretted accepting the senator 's charter . |
| 11 | Andrew did n't smile and for a second his eyes locked with Benedicta 's . |
| 12 | We went into my room at last , with our arms round each other , and in the doorway I stopped dead because I 'd forgotten what Toby had said about John and for a second I thought I was in the wrong room . |
| 13 | The governor 's white-gloved hand froze in mid-flourish and for a second he stared horror-struck at the chattering animal . |
| 14 | She snatched up the fern from the window sill and for a second Blanche expected it to soar through the air and sow its parched soil across the carpet . |
| 15 | He saw Anna , and for a second he looked afraid . |
| 16 | A groan burst from his lips as he mounted his horse , and for a second the world swam before his eyes . |
| 17 | My Adam 's apple swells in my throat , and for a second I think I 'm going to join her in tears . |
| 18 | His eyes narrowed , and for a second she thought he 'd refuse to follow her lead , but to her relief he shrugged . |
| 19 | He was still barring the doorway , and for a second she thought he 'd refuse to move . |
| 20 | Suppressed fury sparked flames in the woman 's catlike eyes , and for a second Shae thought she would storm out of the room . |
| 21 | To return them he , too , moved , and he was now above her , and for a second she felt fear again , only for him to murmur into her neck , ‘ Do n't be frightened , McAllister , I wo n't hurt you , ’ and he began to kiss her throat , exposed above the white blouse she was wearing , while his right hand stroked her breast through its cloth . |
| 22 | Felipe stood in front of her like a lion-tamer , a whip in his hand with the thong coiled out of the way , and for a second Maggie felt a wave of fear . |
| 23 | He responded more passionately , and for a second the faraway look in his eyes was replaced by knowingness and humour . |
| 24 | I heard the shotgun pellets hit the bonnet and the windscreen like hailstones on a tin roof and for a second I wondered if I should punch a hole in the glass like they do in the movies . |
| 25 | ‘ Just checking for snipers , ’ he answered , and for a second or two he had me doing it as well . |
| 26 | ‘ It 's nice — the room , ’ said Morse , conscious that the shabby exterior of the property belied its rather graceful interior , and for a second or two he wondered whether a similar kind of comment might not perhaps be passed on Mrs Williams herself … |
| 27 | He was sitting in the deckchair Candy had vacated by the time she returned , and for a second she thought he had fallen asleep , his head tilted back against the wooden spar of the chair , his eyes closed , their long black lashes casting shadows on his cheeks . |
| 28 | ‘ My pleasure , ’ he murmured , and for a second they stood there , regarding each other watchfully , the tension straining between them . |
| 29 | Then he lowered her to the ground and shifted over her , and for a second it was like it had been before and fear touched her , but then his lips came down and brushed her mouth , and she was lost . |