Example sentences of "in a [adj] minutes [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | A storm arrives from the west , the snow falling so thickly in a few minutes that I fear I will lose my way . |
2 | I 've got a meeting in a few minutes and I — ’ |
3 | She 'll bring it to you in a few minutes and it 'll help you keep your strength . ’ |
4 | ‘ We 'd have half the police force here in a few minutes if we did , ’ she said . |
5 | I could get to the car-park in a few minutes if I wanted to and be near him , thinking of him — his problems over , lying on the brown eiderdown in his blue pyjamas . |