Example sentences of "and [prep] [art] few minutes [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 She lay back with a little thud and for a few minutes they were both silent .
2 George drove , not going anywhere , and for a few minutes he said nothing , then : ‘ Ecology .
3 They headed north , and after a few minutes she began to think she might actually survive .
4 I did so and after a few minutes he said , ‘ Good enough , now you can continue in English . ’
5 Unable to stop paddling for fear of capsizing , Tony and I can not put on our anoraks and within a few minutes we are soaked by the freezing combination of sea and rain .
6 Samuel had already arrived and within a few minutes they were joined by Neville Chamberlain , MacDonald told them of the situation in the Cabinet , and of his advice to the King .
7 I am hot and sticky from my drive , but the scent of lilac drifts in from the garden with the sound of blackbirds , and within a few minutes I feel much at home .
8 ‘ Frankie would buy a wonderful new suit and within a few minutes he 'd look as though he 'd slept in it .
9 I was told how to contact him in Rome and within a few minutes he was on the line .
10 He led me to his house and in a few minutes I had diagnosed the trouble — a flat battery .
11 If she was nervous it remained hidden and in a few minutes she had put each of the sisters completely at ease , their shame and apprehension gone .
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