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"only a few seconds" is a grammatically correct phrase and it can be used in written English.
Example: "The race was won by the runner from Kenya, who finished only a few seconds ahead of the second-place finisher."
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It lasted only a few seconds.
The episode lasted only a few seconds.
Most dragonflies, though, couple for only a few seconds.
Swisher got up only a few seconds later.
Some last a few minutes, most only a few seconds.
But the lovemaking lasts only a few seconds.
Many lasted only a few seconds, others for up to three weeks.
Leitte sings only a few seconds at the end of the song in her native Portuguese.
Now the challenge is hers: nailing the close of the segment in only a few seconds.
They are not classified as tornadoes because their peak winds last only a few seconds.
"I knew there were only a few seconds left before the buzzer," Gaborik said.
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