For a half-second, Bingham thought of the mold and froze. From Wordnik.com. [Free Time] Reference
I saw, at the first half-second, that it had missed fire. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers Karamazov] Reference
A half-second sooner and he would have seen me and swerved. From Wordnik.com. [Changed Man and the King of Words]
It probably delayed you getting here by a half-second or so. From Wordnik.com. [6/22/03 Columbia County, NY I've] Reference
A half-second later, the very air around him seem to explode. From Wordnik.com. [Asimov's Science Fiction]
Loris applauded with a sardonic smile; a half-second too late. From Wordnik.com. [Calde of the Long Sun]
A half-second later and I would have seen him. just coincidence. From Wordnik.com. [Changed Man and the King of Words]
For a half-second her high, ivory-smooth brow wrinkled in thought. From Wordnik.com. [Exodus From The Long Sun]
I had asked, and he'd hesitated for a half-second before he nodded. From Wordnik.com. [Vanishing Acts]
MR. JENNINGS: Can I get you to save your answer for one half-second. From Wordnik.com. [Abc Radio Roundtable On Drugs With The President] Reference
I seriously doubted it but for the tiniest half-second I got panicky. From Wordnik.com. [Mona Gable: More Lies on Abortion] Reference
In a half-second the workman had dropped his pail and let fly at him. From Wordnik.com. [Flappers and Philosophers] Reference
For a half-second she was motionless; then she sprang from the chair. From Wordnik.com. [AGoodManIsHardToFindAndOtherStories]
He was the power of the two; Jazz knew that from a half-second glance. From Wordnik.com. [Devil's Bargain]
Olcott's hesitation was of half-second duration, but it was perceptible. From Wordnik.com. [Damned If You Don't] Reference
Roberta was all over Carlos a half-second later, crying and hugging him. From Wordnik.com. [Bedlam Boyz]
A half-second passed, and the shape crumbled into black sand in his palm. From Wordnik.com. [Eclipse]
(That's a full half-second faster than its main rival, BMW's 3 Series sedan.). From Wordnik.com. [ROAD TEST: LEXUS IS 350] Reference
The sound came a half-second later, but Gudin had already seen the shot fall. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Tiger]
My remark quieted her down for a half-second, but then she figured it was a joke. From Wordnik.com. [Pop Goes The Weasel]
For one half-second the jaguar's green eyes shifted, and the dog was at its throat. From Wordnik.com. [The Hawk of Egypt] Reference
There followed a half-second silence, then two sharp clicks as he turned the switch. From Wordnik.com. [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]
After that it was about staying alive and seeing what the next half-second would bring. From Wordnik.com. [Persuader]
It took Tombstone a shocked half-second to recognize the uniforms, to put up his pistol. From Wordnik.com. [Countdown]
There was a scary half-second fall, then the sound of the rendezvous pylons hitting ground. From Wordnik.com. [A Fire Upon the Deep]
There was a thin streak of fire from the ground, and a half-second later the gyro exploded. From Wordnik.com. [Asimov's Science Fiction]
It took her a half-second to realize that the sound of the ocean waves had suddenly stopped. From Wordnik.com. [Bedlam Boyz]
He jerked his Clock out at Junior's sudden move, but Junior was faster, a half-second ahead. From Wordnik.com. [State Of War]
He paused for a half-second, and I could feel a fast river of adrenaline rushing through me. From Wordnik.com. [Violets Are Blue]
A half-second later an explosion ripped across the place where the Diablos had been standing. From Wordnik.com. [Asimov's Science Fiction]
Now she could hear a series of rapidly oscillating tones that pulsed in half-second intervals. From Wordnik.com. [Deception Point]
But, in that half-second turn out of the store, she knew she wasn't going to cross the street. From Wordnik.com. [The Sluice] Reference
It freezes for half a second, and then it jumps forward and it freezes for another half-second. From Wordnik.com. [Mobile Device-Use Constrained By Bandwidth] Reference
So close was the Archan timing that the remaining dozen trees struck within the next half-second. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of the Isles] Reference
But Barrent's needlebeam was out a full half-second before the man's weapon had cleared his holster. From Wordnik.com. [The Status Civilization] Reference
You'll smile, and hold out another half-second of hope that she's just collecting signatures or email addresses. From Wordnik.com. [Clipboard Cutie] Reference
It was right-about-face in my pocket, and I lost a good half-second in getting it into the correct position for time-telling. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914] Reference
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