Example sentences of "[art] [det] minutes [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the few minutes that he had been preparing dinner , the water drippng from his clothes had formed a pool round his feet . |
| 2 | I shall not , however , let my hon. Friend hold me back during the few minutes that I shall use to unbridle myself . |
| 3 | 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 ? ’ |
| 4 | Quite apart from the blunder there was one moment near the end of the game when he was walking around on the stage of Sadler 's Wells , unaware for a few minutes that it was his move . |
| 5 | A storm arrives from the west , the snow falling so thickly in a few minutes that I fear I will lose my way . |
| 6 | She knew with total certainty that her imagination had n't been playing tricks , and that it was the second time in only a few minutes that she 'd heard those precise words . |