Example sentences of "[verb] a few minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trinity Square still proving to be very busy so expect a few minutes wait if you want to get yourself parked in there and have a couple of minutes wait if you want to get into the Victoria Centre that 's at the York Street entrance . |
| 2 | ‘ May I steal a few minutes of your time on this unique occasion and go back to November 22 , 1944 when nine Mosquitos from our Squadron were briefed to mark the U-Boat pens at Trondheim for 171 Lancasters . |
| 3 | Er , in the introductions I did n't stand up and er , introduce myself cos I felt it would steal a few minutes of my er presentation ! |
| 4 | If we find him for you , I fancy we 'd value a few minutes of his time ourselves , if we find him … ’ |
| 5 | Please could I ask you to find a few minutes to write to the Secretary of State for Wales , Welsh Office , Cathays Park , Cardiff CF1 3NQ , urging him to persuade his cabinet colleagues of the importance of finding time for an Environment Bill which includes these measures . |
| 6 | ‘ If it 's all right by you , I 'll wait a few minutes until the storm subsides , ’ Vitor said , as thunder boomed again . |
| 7 | Even if the order to which the Minister referred a few minutes ago is introduced , what can the Minister tell us about the Government 's thinking on what the timetable will be ? |
| 8 | Delays are unlikely to exceed a few minutes while capacity is maximised . |
| 9 | In strictly layman 's terms , the amount of additional engine-weight and fuel that any supersonic aircraft could get off the ground would give a few minutes of sub-orbital time , if that . |
| 10 | Her question was answered a few minutes later when Matthew himself came outside and saw her at the window . |
| 11 | Nobody will mind if he just grabs a few minutes ' rest before he moves on — although rest , for Pavel , has become little more than a bothersome physical requirement with no spiritual element in it . |
| 12 | Most of the teachers lingered a few minutes in the staff room , not from any affection for the place , but to allow the unruly mob of boys to get down the long road that led to Cullbridge , and thence to disperse to the bus station , to Wimpy bars , the library or their various homes . |
| 13 | The first cavalry charge came a few minutes later and it clearly worried the pickets . |
| 14 | But Yorkshire 's lead by then was 53 with the final 20 overs approaching and Craig White and Darren Gough carefully batted on until rain came a few minutes before the close . |
| 15 | The boardroom was half empty now , just the Chester family remaining following the break-up of the emergency board meeting a few minutes earlier . |
| 16 | The second exploded a few minutes later in a wastebin in Cavendish Square , where the store 's 1,500 staff usually gather during safety drills . |
| 17 | When its petrol tank exploded a few minutes later , the flames from the blazing car , the house and the cainca lit the dawn sky more brilliantly than the first rays of the rising sun . |
| 18 | Loc stared hard at her for a moment then glanced out across the clearing again , remembering suddenly the expression he 'd seen a few minutes before on the Frenchman 's face . |
| 19 | Wait a few minutes , ’ or ‘ Wait three years , ’ whatever is appropriate . |
| 20 | Beryl said , ‘ Just wait a few minutes , Adam , till we 've got this cleared up . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Spray paint that over and wait a few minutes . |
| 22 | write , it 's now I have to ache , I , I wait a few minutes and then I , go on again when me hands had a rest |
| 23 | Drying time : wearable within the hour after drying in a warm room — if you do n't mind a few minutes of clamminess at the obvious places where the material is thicker such as the pockets and waistband . |
| 24 | ‘ I should have thought a few minutes . |
| 25 | ‘ … and homicide Lieutenant Wilson stated a few minutes ago that the police are closing in . |
| 26 | Zounds ! — I 'd like a few minutes at the bottom of her ! |
| 27 | ‘ The dining-room has a most comfortable armchair , if you would like a few minutes , peace . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm very sorry to bother you , ’ Jackson said smoothly , ‘ But I 'd like a few minutes of your time . |
| 29 | Got a few minutes ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ If you 've got a few minutes to spare I would like to see these fields that have caused so much bother . ’ |