Example sentences of "[prep] the 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 | Moran was unassertive and attentive in the few minutes they discussed the game afterwards . |
| 8 | In the few minutes that he had been preparing dinner , the water drippng from his clothes had formed a pool round his feet . |
| 9 | In a political and administrative system as riddled with tradition as the British , the old model could , and probably will , be restored in the few minutes it takes a new prime minister to travel from Buckingham Palace to Downing Street . |
| 10 | Therefore , arbitrage can lead to the sale or purchase of very large blocks of shares , irrespective of the price , in the few minutes when the delivery price is determined . |
| 11 | ‘ You managed to organize all this in the few minutes I was out there ? |
| 12 | President , congress in the few minutes available to me this afternoon to speak to my written report I want to touch on three issues . |