Sentence examples for a countdown was given from inspiring English sources

Then a countdown was given.

At this point, a 5 s countdown was given, followed by the letter of the next location, displayed for 2 s, during which time the participant was stationary and viewing the floor ("stationary phase").

Why is a humdrum long-running afternoon gameshow like Countdown being given the prestigious liveblog treatment?

To get those numbers, the startup officially opened at 8pm each evening, and anyone who tried to login earlier was given a countdown timer.

With the final countdown underway, Guardian Cardiff was given a special tour of inside the building – read about it here and view our slideshow below.

After the countdown clock hit 200 hours, Selmaj was given a gold-belt and wrapped in Polish and Irish flags.

The city was given the official Commonwealth Games flag, which signals the countdown to the 2014 event.

I was given one day of training ... [Transmission ended with the presenter being given a countdown] from one minute to zero, at which point you have to say goodbye.

As the time for launch approaches, a countdown is initiated.

With a countdown were off.

We found out that the executioners were given a countdown but that for some unexplained reason they had decided in advance that they would all fire at the penultimate number.