Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] a [det] second " in BNC.
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| 1 | He then fainted for a few seconds . |
| 2 | In the final phase of the experiment , the buzzer ( a conditioned stimulus ) sounded and the dog salivated after a few seconds without the presence of any meat powder ( conditioned response ) . |
| 3 | He played for a few seconds with the animal 's jewelled collar then turned his eyes on me . |
| 4 | It all happened in a few seconds . |
| 5 | And there it teetered for a few seconds before finally toppling over and falling with a sharp tinkle on to the desk-top . |
| 6 | Melissa watched for a few seconds as he worked , apparently impervious to the heat , then turned back to where the others were waiting . |
| 7 | I meditated for a few seconds , concentrating on my breathing , immediately aware of how shallow it was . |
| 8 | He shaded his eyes and blinked for a few seconds until he had adjusted to the change . |
| 9 | He strummed for a few seconds then broke into a sweet-sounding madrigal known to both my master and myself . |
| 10 | As he lay for a few seconds recovering from his efforts , Grant ran his eye along the expanse of the steeply sloping roof . |
| 11 | Lindsey lay for a few seconds , battling with a sense of disorientation , one arm flung over her face as she tried to remember where she was . |
| 12 | Finding she could n't push the pram up the slope , she thought for a few seconds and then tried to pull it up . |
| 13 | Major Tzann thought for a few seconds . |
| 14 | Aggie thought for a few seconds , ‘ You could come and stay with me . ’ |
| 15 | John thought for a few seconds , |
| 16 | He hesitated for a few seconds , then gave a curt nod . |
| 17 | He hesitated for a few seconds . |
| 18 | Janine hesitated for a few seconds before she slipped into them . |
| 19 | So I went back to alight indicator , pulled down only a few inches , which was enough to allow the bream to suck the bait to their lips , and then I paused for a few seconds while I watched the line from the rod-tip tightening in the water . |
| 20 | He paused for a few seconds before proceeding . |
| 21 | Sister Marcus paused for a few seconds . |
| 22 | Harris paused for a few seconds while he negotiated the cabriolet over some deep ruts in the high road . |
| 23 | Lorton paused for a few seconds . |
| 24 | The fighting continued for a few seconds before they realised that it was no longer dark . |
| 25 | He waited for a few seconds , but the noise did not repeat itself . |
| 26 | Horowitz froze for a few seconds . |
| 27 | ‘ Sweet God , ’ he said after a few seconds , then began buttoning his blue coat . |
| 28 | She barely noticed it at all as she stood for a few seconds in front of the mirror and pulled the comb through her hair . |
| 29 | Climbing out , stood for a few seconds to let his eyes adjust to the pale moonlight , then he stepped through the gap and began to pick his way carefully down the uneven terrain of the slope , towards the crashed car below . |
| 30 | John stood for a few seconds contemplating the receding lights of the tanker , he dropped the revs on the engine then settled himself . |