Example sentences of "[prep] a few minutes " in BNC.

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1 After a few minutes , my friend reappeared .
2 After a few minutes we watched them crossing the field , alongside the hedgerow .
3 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 .
4 After a few minutes we were shaking hands .
5 After a few minutes , Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble emerged .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 After a few minutes it was the same inside .
9 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 .
10 After a few minutes , he was led into the ‘ blister bunker ’ for some restorative treatment .
11 After a few minutes he heaved himself out of bed , but his leg let him down and he fell backwards .
12 At first she pulled back , but after a few minutes she relaxed a little .
13 After a few minutes , Mungo plucked up enough courage to ask : ‘ You know up at the lake ?
14 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 .
15 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 .
16 After a few minutes the noise began to subside .
17 After a few minutes a little flame blossomed at the far corner .
18 After a few minutes one of the men detached himself from the group and walked after Fred at a smart pace .
19 After a few minutes she returned .
20 After a few minutes Wednesday arrived with about ten boys , Mr Morraine and Matron .
21 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 .
22 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 .
23 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 .
24 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 ) .
25 After a few minutes , he went into the saloon and ordered a coffee which he drank standing at the bar .
26 After a few minutes , he got out and wandered over : ‘ Here , son , give me a shot at that , ’ he said , and I passed him the rod .
27 After a few minutes she noticed a certain cunning softness replacing the apprehension of his expression , and her heart began to beat a little faster .
28 After a few minutes more the conversation was beginning to flag .
29 After a few minutes , she handed him to Joan and agreed to the adoption .
30 After a few minutes she decided to take another two tables and then continued taking two at a time until she had swallowed about 30 .
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