Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few minutes " 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 Helen still looked doubtful , then she said tactfully , ‘ Sophie , I think we should leave Ian and Joanna alone for the few minutes that remain , do n't you ? ’
3 For the few minutes he was trapped there he could feel the pull of the ocean on his legs .
4 During the few minutes they chatted , apart from mentioning he was divorced , he did not bring up Liza 's name .
5 I shall not , however , let my hon. Friend hold me back during the few minutes that I shall use to unbridle myself .
6 If you rely on your computer and value the investment you have made , then it is well worth the few minutes spent on preventative maintenance .
7 After a few minutes , my friend reappeared .
8 After a few minutes we watched them crossing the field , alongside the hedgerow .
9 After a few minutes ' walk I arrived at the edge of the wooded area ; in front of me was about two hundred yards of grass , rising to the high ground covered by thick gorse and ferns .
10 After a few minutes we were shaking hands .
11 After a few minutes , Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble emerged .
12 She made it back to her office and sank into her chair ; but after a few minutes she sat up , combed her hair and decided to go home .
13 She had heard dark mutterings about him but after a few minutes of talking with him she was ready to put it down to common envy .
14 After a few minutes it was the same inside .
15 Ice fishing , I find , is as cold as anything I have ever tried in the Arctic , and after a few minutes of unproductive ass-freezing I pack it in .
16 After a few minutes , he was led into the ‘ blister bunker ’ for some restorative treatment .
17 After a few minutes he heaved himself out of bed , but his leg let him down and he fell backwards .
18 At first she pulled back , but after a few minutes she relaxed a little .
19 After a few minutes , Mungo plucked up enough courage to ask : ‘ You know up at the lake ?
20 It seemed like a complete breakdown ; but after a few minutes he saw that they were playing as if they had always played this way .
21 AFTER a few minutes in the company of Joe Boyd , I was wondering whether there was anybody in world music he had not heard of .
22 After a few minutes the noise began to subside .
23 After a few minutes a little flame blossomed at the far corner .
24 After a few minutes one of the men detached himself from the group and walked after Fred at a smart pace .
25 After a few minutes she returned .
26 After a few minutes Wednesday arrived with about ten boys , Mr Morraine and Matron .
27 After a few minutes Crabb returned to the jetty for some extra weights to overcome his buoyancy and , having fitted these to his satisfaction , set off for the Russian cruiser .
28 After a few minutes ’ pleasantries , they parted company , Isaacs to continue his beat , and Inspector Drewitt for another conference point with young PC Shorter , at Folly Crossroads , less than a mile to the north of the town .
29 After a few minutes I felt pins and needles in my behind , my blood pressure was fine and I was allowed to sit up again .
30 In order to test these predictions we need to compare the size of the latent inhibition effect found after a long exposure — test interval ( which we may take to be 24 h or more ) with that found after a short interval ( when conditioning follows exposure immediately or after a few minutes ) .
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