Example sentences of "for [art] few minutes [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'll cry long and hard , and though you can soothe him for a few minutes at a time , hours can pass without you ever really silencing the cries . |
| 2 | I showered and then decided to lie in a hot bath for a few minutes with a cup of tea at my elbow and the latest Kingsley Amis in front of my face . |
| 3 | Add the rice and saffron and sauté for a few minutes with the onion until opaque . |
| 4 | Stop anywhere for a few minutes on a summer 's day and you are likely to end up as an unpaid extra in next year 's calendar or on a biscuit tin . |
| 5 | The 5 sins were such things as letting his Bible fall by accident , jumping about for a few minutes on the sabbath , forgetting that it was Sunday , and hesitating to lend his sister a book which she asked him for . ' |
| 6 | She leaned for a few minutes on the stone parapet overlooking the river , shading her eyes against the glitter of sunlight on the water and feeling its warmth soaking into her bones , before crossing the road and plunging into the narrow streets of the old town . |
| 7 | Ten a.m. , 24th July ; just finished breakfast with the mortar team and relaxing for a few minutes over a mug of hot tea discussing the number of casualties after the heavy shelling last night . |
| 8 | Early one pre-Sale morning a stranger silently passed two sorters working in the vestibule , went for a few minutes into the Church , which happened at eh time to be empty of all nut noods , and then said to them as he walked out ‘ You 've made that Church live . ’ |
| 9 | Georgina chatted for a few minutes about the qualities she considered desirable in a secretary ; she even asked Celia 's opinion . |
| 10 | If travelling in a car , you might stop for a few minutes as a penalty , refusing to speak to the child until he behaves . |
| 11 | Sprinkle the yeast over the water in a cup and leave to stand for a few minutes in a warm place before stirring to completely dissolve the yeast . |
| 12 | The blow would have killed him instantly — at least , he might have lived for a few minutes in a technical sense , but he would have been unconscious and effectively dead . |