Smoke is seen rising for several seconds from the gondola, silhouetted against the risen sun.

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Sorensen lay on his back staring at the sky for several seconds afterwards.

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He stayed on his back for several seconds, got up and without talking to New York's trainers headed directly to the locker room.

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Look away from the screen about every 20 minutes and stare at a distant object for several seconds to relax your eye's focusing muscles.

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The last time it froze, holding down the play and menu buttons together for several seconds caused it to reset, and the familiar Apple logo appeared on the screen.

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He said nothing for several seconds.

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Using optogenetics, a technique that allows researchers to inhibit specific cells with light, the researchers turned off IL cortex activity for several seconds as the rats approached the point in the maze where they had to decide which way to turn.

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Maguire, who earlier escaped a yellow card for shooting wide several seconds after the whistle had gone for offside, was booked for tripping Hutchinson as the defender shepherded the ball out of play.

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In other MMOs, you have to wait several seconds for cast time.

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For several heart-stopping seconds I lost sight of her completely.

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Research showed that most phones are answered within 10 seconds, so for Over The Horizon, the two-second is repeated and variated several different ways.

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