31.   He cleared his throat, wiped his eyes, took a few seconds to compose himself.

32.   He will be headed for political disaster if he takes the second.

33.   He took the second for a second strike.

34.   If you have a food processor, shredding cabbage can take just seconds.

35.   In light of global circumstances, it would be wiser to take the second of these two paths and improve the United Nations for the benefit of future generations.

36.   In real conversation, you hear somebody say something, and it takes a second to think about it and formulate a response.

37.   Instead of taking minutes to download a picture of a favorite movie star, for example, it will take just seconds.

38.   It only takes a few seconds.

39.   It really seems to take only seconds.