Example sentences of "[noun sg] for a minute " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this remove , the whole incident seems insane , but at the time it only proved once again what any driver has always known , that the constructors as a class are hard-nosed men with egos every bit as big as their drivers ' and that there is n't enough concern among them for driver welfare or safety to fuel a heart for a minute . |
| 2 | Oh I see I thought you were talking about toxophily for a minute . |
| 3 | I 'll just er put you beside this seat for a minute while I check this whatsit . |
| 4 | Have a seat for a minute . |
| 5 | Let's just take a break for a minute . |
| 6 | He was talking about the theatre and the writers he liked : Arden , Bond , Orton , Osborne , Wesker , each suffocated just by being in his mouth for a minute . |
| 7 | Dorothy went on with her work for a minute and then asked : ‘ Isobel , what happens to these kids , supposing they do n't drop themselves over the railway bridge in sheer despair ? ’ |
| 8 | After chewing the cud for a minute or two , they continue the fight . |
| 9 | Or as you shut your front door and panic for a minute , thinking you have left your keys inside , you hear yourself say ‘ It 's all right . |
| 10 | He watched the girl for a minute before calling to her to bring their heading a little to port . |
| 11 | Right , now you be a good girl for a minute , while I 'll fill up the , fill up the car alright ? |
| 12 | Turning , with my back to the hillside for a minute , I watch the red dragon of tail-lights slithering tightly down the valley . |
| 13 | Can I pinch his pen for a minute ? |
| 14 | We waited on the top-floor landing for a minute or two , but there seemed no coming or going from the other flats . |
| 15 | Scott pulled the Beretta from its shoulder holster and handed it to Hitch , who held the weapon for a minute before returning it to its rightful owner . |
| 16 | if I could have your attention for a minute . |
| 17 | For a start , there was the fountain , about the height of a squat sundial , and crowned by a lily ; you turned on a tap , pumped energetically on a foot pedal for a minute or two , and water gushed pleasingly from the lily 's gaping mouth . |
| 18 | Can you just go back to the picture for a minute ? |
| 19 | You go to daddy for a minute let me get this erm these spuds on . |
| 20 | I look at the back of her head for a minute . |
| 21 | Not now , no , we 're having dinner and I 'm doing this bingo for a minute look bring your |
| 22 | I 've only just put it out er , Rosie , but I 'll just put it in the microwave for a minute . |
| 23 | She was only on the phone for a minute but that was all it took . ’ |
| 24 | Tim , just come with me up to the toilet for a minute . |
| 25 | Now , thinking about um the people who do the abusing for a minute . |
| 26 | He hummed under his breath for a minute . |
| 27 | ‘ If you 'll sit in that chair for a minute , I 'll remake your bed — then you 'll be more comfortable , ’ she said . |
| 28 | Come into the library for a minute . |
| 29 | Nolan 's method is to put his hands on the bare flesh at the point of the complaint for a minute or two . |
| 30 | Occasionally athletes are kept waiting at the start for a minute or so until television is ready . |