Example sentences of "[pron] for a minute " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Sophie said nothing for a minute and then she said : ‘ On a plane to see Lizzie ’ . ’ |
| 2 | He said nothing for a minute . |
| 3 | He said nothing for a minute or two and told the person next to him that he was having a bad dream when the stranger woke him up . |
| 4 | Joe said nothing for a minute then he said in a low voice , ‘ It 's quite settled then , Sarah and Terry ? |
| 5 | The lawyer said nothing for a minute . |
| 6 | Inspector Aziz looked at her , and said nothing for a minute . |
| 7 | Would you like to come and sit out the back with me for a minute ? ’ |
| 8 | No one 's shot at me for a minute . ’ |
| 9 | He looked at me for a minute . |
| 10 | ‘ Excuse me for a minute . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Will you stay with me for a minute ? |
| 12 | ‘ Just come with me for a minute , please , ’ he said . |
| 13 | ‘ Excuse me for a minute . ’ |
| 14 | ( Excuse me for a minute , my little clerk is again insisting I furnish such clues immediately . |
| 15 | She blinked at me for a minute or two and then said , ‘ Aliens ! ’ |
| 16 | I wondered if she was talking to me for a minute . |
| 17 | That threw me for a minute . |
| 18 | He held me for a minute or two , quite tight , kissing and stroking my hair , then we sat down again . |
| 19 | Now calm down , and listen to me for a minute . |
| 20 | do n't fiddle with the speaker pet come round here to me for a minute |
| 21 | You have to quite carefully , be extra carefully with me for a minute cos I ca n't quite |
| 22 | Erm , and actually formalize the assignment , so people will see what you 've got to do , if the others will bear with me for a minute or two . |
| 23 | Kalchu picked up a handful of maize kernels , inspected them for a minute , and let them trickle back through his fingers . |
| 24 | The old gag had n't fooled them for a minute . |
| 25 | We 're gon na stick hold of them for a minute or two because we have n't |
| 26 | Mum , can I for a minute please . |
| 27 | ‘ I have to see someone for a minute . |
| 28 | Two months later this tram-driver stopped me : ‘ I want to see you for a minute . |
| 29 | I would like to talk to you for a minute or two . ‘ |
| 30 | ‘ Mr Pinkhammer , ’ he said , ‘ can I speak with you for a minute ? |