I usually make up my mind about a man in ten seconds, and I very rarely change it.    From LearnThat.org.  [Margaret Thatcher, British prime minister from 1979-1990.]

Noun : He had seconds on the meat and potatoes.    From Dictionary.com. 

Anya Hindmarch "I'm not a plastic bag" bags sold out in seconds from a UK supermarket chain promotion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ten Green tidbits you probably missed this week] Reference

Frederick takes what he calls seconds; neighbours misunderstand it for an expression of disloyalty.    From Wordnik.com.  [Love at Paddington] Reference

And within seconds, the response comes flying back.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Ferrett, Freak Of Nature] Reference

` ` Two and a half seconds is a lot, '' Jaric said.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Losing both games in the final seconds is pretty tough.    From Wordnik.com.  [National Hockey League - Penguins vs. Rangers] Reference

Page 64 we call seconds, or, as some term it, grudgeons.    From Wordnik.com.  [The History of Education in North Carolina] Reference

We're 30 seconds from a championship, but that's the NFL.    From Wordnik.com.  [Imagine the Patriots won ... prep for '08 would be the same] Reference

Dallas within seconds fitting in such a fast-paced series.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Nash gets Mavs even with Kings] Reference

Nash sealed it with two free throws 19.5 seconds from the end.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

"Five seconds is an eternity in basketball," NC-Wilmington coach.    From Wordnik.com.  [NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball - N.C.-Wilmington vs. Maryland] Reference

The darkness dissipated in seconds, the dark figures disappeared.    From Wordnik.com.  [CROSSING THE BRIDGE • by M.Sherlock] Reference

His listed 40-yard dash time of 4.36 seconds is hardly pedestrian.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Combine notes: Childress optimistic on Culpepper; Leinart's vision fix] Reference

Within seconds, the goal crease was crimson with "The Kid's" blood.    From Wordnik.com.  [Winter Classic brings back memories of The Pond] Reference

I read it, and within seconds I was monstrously, ludicrously incensed.    From Wordnik.com.  [This Actually Makes Me Sad] Reference

Kobasew capped the win with an empty-net goal 26.7 seconds from the end.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Hockey - Boston vs. Toronto] Reference

Within seconds, she was aflame, and when she got back up she was good as new!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Courtesy of StumbleUpon] Reference

Scott's winning time of 6.46 seconds is the world's second fastest this year.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Memmel levels field on uneven bars] Reference

` ` We played the best team in the league, and we were 35 seconds from a win.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Within seconds, specialists pass the order on to facilities across the country.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Part I: Terror attacks brought drastic decision: Clear the skies] Reference

Within seconds, he was getting text-messaged by friends who saw him on the telecast.    From Wordnik.com.  [No. 1: Green Monster seats at Fenway Park come out on top] Reference

I walked off, and within seconds I was just a guy walking home, listening to his iPod.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mobile Clubbing Hits the Streets | Impact Lab] Reference

Kessel and Stuart both scored within seconds of leaving the penalty box to make it 2-0.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Hockey - Boston vs. Washington] Reference

She is within seconds coated in demon blood and gore, whilst walking the streets of New York.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jenna Jameson’s Shadow Hunter #1 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News] Reference

Torres 'winning trials time of 24.25 seconds is not far off Campbell's personal best of 24.13.    From Wordnik.com.  [Forty-one-year-old Olympian Torres gains pool of 40-ish fans] Reference

Randolph's tip-in got Portland within three one last time, 102-99, 19.9 seconds from the finish.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Basketball - Portland vs. Phoenix] Reference

It enables you to select dates and hours in seconds, on a single screen (Doodle takes 10 screens).    From Wordnik.com.  [WhichDateWorks Takes The Guesswork Out Of Event Planning | Lifehacker Australia] Reference

Anyone and everyone who stops for more than two seconds is going to hear about how wonderful my baby is.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wetting The Baby's Head] Reference

Page 592 gentlemen and ladies, was manufactured out of wheat we call seconds, or, as some term it, grudgeons.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fifty Years Since: An Address Before the Alumni Association of the University of North Carolina] Reference

Page 225 me, gentlemen and ladies, was manufactured out of wheat we call seconds, or, as some term it, grudgeons.    From Wordnik.com.  [History of the University of North Carolina. Volume I: From its Beginning to the Death of President Swain, 1789-1868] Reference

I mean, I'll look at a Hello Kitty thing and go, "That's cute," and within seconds it will be erased from my memory.    From Wordnik.com.  [You May Now Begin Screaming About How Awful It Is] Reference

Within seconds, the power of the level has transformed you from status quo to a dizzying array of things you could be.    From Wordnik.com.  [Be Here Now] Reference

When I shave, I wield my razor like a Filipino knife fighter, cutting away that annoying morning stubble in seconds flat.    From Wordnik.com.  [What a Rush] Reference

Within seconds of her leaving me that message, Facebook automatically sent me an e-mail, as well as an SMS message to my cell phone.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Look to the Future: Wanna Play?] Reference

I drove it up and down the court in two seconds, so six seconds is enough to get up and down the court to get a good look at the bucket.    From Wordnik.com.  [National Basketball Association - Rockets vs. Cavaliers] Reference

Vanderkaay's time of 14 minutes, 45.54 seconds is the fastest in the world this year but behind Jensen's silver medal-winning time in 2004.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vanderkaay swims year's fastest 1,500; Torres wows again] Reference