Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [prep] [art] few minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , off you go , and I 'll be through to read you a story in a few minutes . ’ |
| 2 | A special intercom linking the theatre with the pathology lab means surgeons can find out the results of a biopsy within a few minutes to establish , for instance , if a tumour they are operating on is malignant . |
| 3 | These days , of course , now that I am a grown woman , I would have little problem with saying I was feeling ill and suggesting we take a break for a few minutes . |
| 4 | I will give her a ring in a few minutes , but suspect I suspect that you and daddy have to have a bath together . |
| 5 | But if you leave a child for a few minutes he may find the pills you keep in the bedside drawer and poison himself . |
| 6 | The time resolution is excellent - the growth of maize seedlings over a period of a few minutes can be detected . |
| 7 | I 've got a meeting in a few minutes and I — ’ |
| 8 | The body needs to be brushed once a day for a few minutes before your morning bath or shower ( twice if you have cellulite ) . |
| 9 | However , there was a delay of a few minutes from the start of the experiment before the chicks ate their first camouflaged rice grains . |
| 10 | After that the injection of the litter was a matter of a few minutes . |
| 11 | There was a silence for a few minutes , then Diana turned to me . |
| 12 | If I want to visit a bank for a few minutes , I park my car as near as possible as many do , to be able to rush in and out again as quickly as possible . |
| 13 | The latter process is made easier by placing the slide in a refrigerator for a few minutes . |