Example sentences of "for a few minutes he [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Well , I was there , behind the bar , standing in for Marcus , for a few minutes he said , more like two hours , so I saw it all develop .
2 George drove , not going anywhere , and for a few minutes he said nothing , then : ‘ Ecology .
3 My Donald had terrible injuries , yet for a few minutes he lived .
4 Then , after going on like that for a few minutes he took my hand and said , ‘ Faith you were absolutely rubbish ! ’ with that famous dead-pan expression .
5 For a few minutes he remained silent and she wondered where the bright start to the day had gone .
6 It was too late to save the rick , so for a few minutes he stood and stared at the flames .
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