Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] minutes " in BNC.
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1 | The results suggested that the half-life of these complexes was short , in the range of a few minutes for P A2b and of 10–20 seconds for P A3 , since the DNA-strand opening was undetectable at both promoters after a 10 minutes challenge and , in the case of P A3 , considerably reduced after a 15 seconds challenge ( Figure 4 ) . |
2 | After a few minutes , my friend reappeared . |
3 | After a few minutes we watched them crossing the field , alongside the hedgerow . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | After a few minutes we were shaking hands . |
6 | After a few minutes , Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble emerged . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | After a few minutes it was the same inside . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | After a few minutes , he was led into the ‘ blister bunker ’ for some restorative treatment . |
12 | After a few minutes he heaved himself out of bed , but his leg let him down and he fell backwards . |
13 | At first she pulled back , but after a few minutes she relaxed a little . |
14 | After a few minutes , Mungo plucked up enough courage to ask : ‘ You know up at the lake ? |
15 | 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 . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | After a few minutes the noise began to subside . |
18 | After a few minutes a little flame blossomed at the far corner . |
19 | After a few minutes one of the men detached himself from the group and walked after Fred at a smart pace . |
20 | After a few minutes she returned . |
21 | After a few minutes Wednesday arrived with about ten boys , Mr Morraine and Matron . |
22 | 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 . |
23 | 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 . |
24 | 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 . |
25 | 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 ) . |
26 | After a few minutes , he went into the saloon and ordered a coffee which he drank standing at the bar . |
27 | 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 . |
28 | 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 . |
29 | After a few minutes more the conversation was beginning to flag . |
30 | After a few minutes , she handed him to Joan and agreed to the adoption . |