Example sentences of "for [art] few minutes [coord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | Well , keep awake for the few minutes and you might derive a little comfort from knowing what scientists can and ( more important ) can not do . |
2 | I wonder if you 'd care to wander up for a few minutes and we could perhaps move this matter of Gray on a bit ? |
3 | Yeah , and they 're only out for a few minutes and they 're fed up out there as well , and backwards and forwards like a fiddlers elbow go on I want to put those lupins in |
4 | When the smoke really thins out , thin blue smoke , rap on it , give the whole tin a shake and it 'll suddenly burst into thick smoke for a few minutes and it may do that again for a second time . |
5 | Halt it for a few minutes and it would die altogether . |
6 | We talked for a few minutes and he was in great spirits . |
7 | Yeah , even on the phone our Rob rings up and er , he 'll speak to me for a few minutes and he speaks |
8 | Stay there for a few minutes and you will begin to experience one of several sensations : it may be a slight breeze , or perhaps a tingling sensation , heat ( especially in the palms ) , static or even a magnetic pull . |
9 | Just sit there quietly for a few minutes and I 'll see if the doctor is free . ’ |
10 | ‘ He did make things difficult for a few minutes and I did consider having him fired from the chamber . |