Sentence examples for given a few seconds from inspiring English sources

"These women are the kind of victims who might be given a few seconds on the nightly news and then forgotten," he said.

A lot of the guys in the race have run faster times than Farah has; given a few seconds head start and solid pacing, they can win.

Sensor makers emphasize that the devices are accurate only if they are positioned in an area without studs when switched on, and given a few seconds to adjust.

Similarly to the large range of "Hunger Games" modes on PC, players are given a few seconds of invulnerability at the start of each round in order to find chests and check them for weapons, armour or potions or just run away and hide.

These beautiful women have a hard time getting dates, which gives "Valentine" a chance to let the dogs out in a new millennium version of "She's Gotta Have It," with a bunch of guys given a few seconds of screen time to show what desperate losers they are.

Users are given a few seconds to write it down or commit it to memory before before the PC automatically restarts, and voila: it's back to business.

Continuous steps give a few seconds of power which is then stored for use later.

I think the people who ask, they generally do it in a polite and respectful way and they're genuinely happy to meet me and so I'm also happy to stop and give a few seconds for a photo or something.

By putting computers in homes and businesses to work as seismic monitors, the researchers hope to pull together a wealth of information on major quakes, and perhaps even offer early warnings, giving a few seconds' notice of a potentially devastating quake.

Douglas was given a few extra seconds of grace and was able to pull himself back on to his feet.

You will be given a few extra seconds to minimize the game before they reach you.